Christ Covenant lost against Community Christian back in February and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Christ Covenant Spartans were dealt a 101-66 loss at the hands of the Community Christian Cyclones. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 389th, while the Cyclones are ranked 102nd).
Christ Covenant's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was JD Dill, who dropped a double-double on 24 points and 12 rebounds. That was a full 36.4% of Christ Covenant's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Noah Stein was another key player, putting up 22 points and six assists.
Community Christian's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Evan Gattis, who went 10 of 16 on his way to 29 points and five rebounds. The game was Gattis' third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Cameron Harris, who went 8 of 17 on his way to 21 points and eight rebounds.
This is the second loss in a row for Christ Covenant and nudges their season record down to 8-6. As for Community Christian, they pushed their record up to 6-2 with the victory, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season.
Christ Covenant will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Pitt County P at 7:00 p.m. on January 7, 2025. As for Community Christian, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 75-58 win against Howard on the 10th.
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