If Covenant was riding high fresh off their 72-39 takedown of Coram Deo Academy last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Covenant Knights took a 60-56 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Covenant Christian Cougars. The defeat continues a trend for the Knights in their matchups with the Cougars: they've now lost three in a row.
Covenant's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Josh Hook, who went 7 of 12 on his way to 19 points and five rebounds. Another player making a difference was Luke Thomason, who posted 15 points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Covenant Christian to victory, but perhaps none more so than AJ Guerra, who almost dropped a double-double on 18 points and nine boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Aaron Turner, who went 7 for 12 en route to 19 points.
Covenant's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 19-12. As for Covenant Christian, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-11 record this season.
Covenant has already played their next game, a 50-39 loss against Prince of Peace on the 28th. As for Covenant Christian, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 78-44 victory against Coram Deo Academy on the 28th.
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