Basketball Game Preview: University Trailblazers vs. Covenant Christian Warriors

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Previous Games

01/13/25 - Home	79-75 W
01/06/24 - Away	54-45 W
01/07/23 - Home	51-44 W
03/04/22 - Neutral	53-51 W
01/22/22 - Away	53-52 W
+ 5 more games

University is 9-1 against Covenant Christian since February of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The University Trailblazers will take on the Covenant Christian Warriors at 6:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.

If University beats Covenant Christian with 64 points on Tuesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. University beat Phalen Leadership Academy on Thursday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 64-55. The victory continues a trend for the Trailblazers in their matchups with the Falcon: they've now won three in a row.

Meanwhile, Covenant Christian strolled past Bethesda Christian with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 65-48.

Covenant Christian's win came from a few key players University will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Isaac Crane, who almost dropped a double-double with 20 points and nine boards. The contest was his third in a row with at least 18 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Joe Midla, who shot 71% from the field en route to 12 points in addition to eight assists and six rebounds.

University pushed their record up to 15-9 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.2 points over those games. As for Covenant Christian, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 14-8.

University didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Covenant Christian when the teams last played back in January, but they still walked away with a 79-75 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Crane, who dropped a double-double with 20 points and 18 boards. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will University still be able to contain Crane? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.