Basketball Preview: Covenant School of Jacksonville Warriors vs. Harvest Community Warriors
The Covenant School of Jacksonville Warriors will square off against the Harvest Community Warriors at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Covenant School of Jacksonville will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Covenant School of Jacksonville will head into Monday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big last Tuesday (they won by 30) but on Monday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 48-45 victory over Warner Christian Academy. While the Warriors didn't have the best season last year (they finished 1-13), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Meanwhile, Harvest Community and St. Johns Country Day met for a duel on Wednesday where Harvest Community couldn't get it done. Harvest Community was beaten by St. Johns Country Day 63-35.
Harvest Community's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Adam Lawson, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten rebounds, and Ryan Pritchard, who posted four points in addition to six rebounds and five blocks. That was a full 40% of Harvest Community's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points.
Covenant School of Jacksonville's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-1. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.7 points per game. As for Harvest Community, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
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