The Covenant Christian Cougars will head out on the road to challenge the Covenant Knights at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
It was a proper cat-fight when Covenant Christian faced off against Pantego Christian on Tuesday. Covenant Christian took down Pantego Christian 60-43. The Cougars pushed the score to 49-28 by the end of the third, a deficit the Panthers cut but never quite recovered from.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Covenant on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Coram Deo Academy out of the water with a 72-39 final score. The Knights have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 contests by 22 points or more this season.
Covenant Christian has also been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-11 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.6 points per game. As for Covenant, they pushed their record up to 19-11 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Covenant Christian beat Covenant 64-52 when the teams last played two weeks ago. The rematch might be a little tougher for Covenant Christian since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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