The Covington Lions will venture away from home to face off against the Assumption Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Assumption took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Covington, who comes in off a win.
Covington is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing St. Helena College and Career Academy: they outscored them in every quarter. The Lions took down the Hawks 48-32 on Tuesday. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 113th, while the Hawks are ranked 246th) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Assumption was beaten by South Lafourche 58-27 on Tuesday.
Assumption's loss dropped their record down to 5-19. As for Covington, their win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 20-12.
Covington came up short against Assumption in their previous matchup back in January of 2025, falling 44-38. Can the Lions avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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