After flying high against Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter last Wednesday, Covenant Christian came back down to earth. The Covenant Christian Warriors fell 71-63 to the Monrovia Bulldogs on Saturday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Wednesday (62), the Warriors still had to take the loss.
Despite the loss, Covenant Christian saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Moriah Armstrong went 10 of 15 en route to 24 points and seven rebounds. Another player making a difference was Milan Loy-Dawson, who went 6 for 8 on her way to 13 points and five boards.
Monrovia's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Emery Newlin, who went 8 of 14 en route to 17 points in addition to eight steals and five assists. Newlin is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed three or more in the last six games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Zoie Walls, who went 6 for 12 on her way to 18 points and eight rebounds.
Covenant Christian's defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-6. As for Monrovia, they pushed their record up to 14-7 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home.
Covenant Christian will take on Triton Central at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Covenant Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.8 points per game this season. Monrovia has already played their next contest, a 54-36 victory against Western Boone on the 27th.
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