Basketball Game Preview: Covenant Day Lions vs. Charlotte Christian Knights

Covenant Day and Charlotte Christian are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. The Covenant Day Lions will head out on the road to square off against the Charlotte Christian Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.

Last Friday, Covenant Day ended up a good deal behind Providence Day and lost 67-53. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 60th, while the Chargers are ranked fourth).

Meanwhile, Charlotte Christian fought the good fight in their overtime match against Charlotte Latin on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took an 81-75 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Hawks. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Thursday (62), the Knights still had to take the loss.

Covenant Day has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 12-12 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.8 points per game. As for Charlotte Christian, they dropped their record down to 7-15 with the defeat, which was their third straight at home.

Covenant Day took their victory against Charlotte Christian in their previous meeting back in February of 2024 by a conclusive 71-47. Will Covenant Day repeat their success, or does Charlotte Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.