Fullington Academy is 0-6 against Covenant Academy since December of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Fullington Academy Trojans will head out on the road to square off against Covenant Academy at 7:30 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Fullington Academy was fully in charge, breezing past Crisp Academy 64-35 at home.
Meanwhile, even though John Hancock Academy scored an imposing 63 points on Tuesday, Covenant Academy still came out on top. Covenant Academy managed a 68-63 victory over John Hancock Academy. With that win, Covenant Academy brought their scoring average up to 50.2 points per game.
Covenant Academy can attribute much of their success to Ben Mcghee, who scored 24 points along with seven assists and five rebounds, and Ryan Stevens, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 11 blocks. Stevens also grabbed two steals for the first time this season. Ashton Hartley was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with five rebounds.
Fullington Academy pushed their record up to 9-11 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.5 points per game. As for Covenant Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 8-14 record this season.
Fullington Academy came up short against Covenant Academy in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, falling 66-62. Can Fullington Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
