Covenant Life came into Thursday's contest looking for another win against Mount Airy Christian Academy, but Joey Stanton wouldn't allow it. Mount Airy Christian Academy skirted past the Covenant Life Cougars 57-55 thanks in part to Stanton, who dropped a double-double on 29 points and 11 rebounds. That makes it eight consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Mount Airy Christian Academy's points.
Carson Gilbert
| 01/23/25 vs Covenant Life | 8 |
| 01/17/25 @ Greater Grace Christian Academy | 13 |
| 01/16/25 vs Rockbridge Academy | 9 |
| 01/10/25 vs Perry Hall Christian | 14 |
Another player making a difference was Carson Gilbert, who posted 14 points and eight boards. He has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last four times he's played.
Despite the loss, Covenant Life saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Elijah Hughes went 10 of 19 en route to 24 points along with five assists and five blocks. The dominant performance gave Hughes a new career-high in blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Daniel Melendez, who went 6 for 15 on his way to 16 points and six boards.
Mount Airy Christian Academy's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-4. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.7 points per game. As for Covenant Life, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 7-4 record.
Mount Airy Christian Academy wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 59-46 loss against Frederick W on the 25th. As for Covenant Life, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 49-33 win against Rockbridge Academy on the 24th.
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