The Southwest Covenant Patriots entered their tilt with the Carnegie Wildcats with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Southwest Covenant enjoyed a cozy 61-43 victory over Carnegie on Saturday. Given Southwest Covenant's advantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma basketball rankings (they are ranked 108th, while Carnegie is ranked 217th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Despite the loss, Carnegie still got an impressive performance from Paden Jackson, who scored 20 points along with five rebounds and three steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Jackson has scored all season. Charles Boettger was another key contributor, scoring six points along with two steals.
Southwest Covenant's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 14-5. As for Carnegie, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-9.
Southwest Covenant will head out on the road to square off against Shattuck on Thursday. Shattuck knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past 19 matches -- so hopefully Southwest Covenant likes a good challenge. As for Carnegie, they will take on Cheyenne/Reydon at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Carnegie focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 18 on Saturday.
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