The Oakwood School unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They took a 45-38 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Christ Covenant Spartans on Friday. While the Eagles didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Spartans 15-2 in the first quarter.
The Oakwood School lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Braven Blount, who went 5-for-12 on his way to 14 points. Another player making a difference was James Miller, who shot 63% from the field en route to 11 points and three steals.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Christ Covenant to victory, but perhaps none more so than Tyler Roberson, who posted 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Karson Bagnal, who put up 13 points.
The win made it two in a row for Christ Covenant and bumps their season record up to 3-2.
Coming up, The Oakwood School will square off against Washington Montessori at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Oakwood School will be up against Washington Montessori's rather soft defense (which has allowed 65.5 points per contest), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for Christ Covenant, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 64-33 defeat against Rocky Mount Academy on the 17th.
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