The Covenant Preparatory School Knights will be playing in front of their home fans against the Briarwood Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (The Covenant Preparatory School has five straight victories, Briarwood has 18 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
The Covenant Preparatory School proved they can win big last Friday (they won by 31) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged Calvary Baptist out 61-59. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory The Covenant Preparatory School has posted yet this season.
The match pitted two dominant guards against one another in Tye Leatherman and Max Guisler. Leatherman had a solid game and dropped a double-double on ten points and 11 rebounds. Meanwhile, Guisler was balling out in the loss, dropping a double-double on 29 points and ten rebounds.
Meanwhile, Briarwood took a serious blow against Founders Christian on Friday, falling 59-22. Briarwood has struggled against Founders Christian recently, as their match on Friday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
The Covenant Preparatory School pushed their record up to 12-5 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.8 points per game. As for Briarwood, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
Everything came up roses for The Covenant Preparatory School against Briarwood in their previous meeting back in January of 2023 as the squad secured a 82-33 victory. With The Covenant Preparatory School ahead 35-15 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
