The New Covenant Gryphons will head out on the road to square off against the Temple Christian Crusaders at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. New Covenant is coming into the game hot, having won their last four games.
On Saturday, New Covenant strolled past Westover Christian Academy with points to spare, taking the game 42-28. Given New Covenant's advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 153rd, while Westover Christian Academy is ranked 311th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Temple Christian unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell 44-33 to Dayspring Christian Academy. Temple Christian has not had much luck with Dayspring Christian Academy recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Alyssa Conner, who scored 12 points along with two steals. Catalina Lyttle was another key contributor, scoring six points along with 12 rebounds and two steals.
New Covenant has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. As for Temple Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-8.
New Covenant strolled past Temple Christian in their previous meeting back in January of 2023 by a score of 46-32. Will New Covenant repeat their success, or does Temple Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
