After flying high against Logos Prep Academy on Monday, Covenant came back down to earth. The Covenant Knights fell just short of the Geneva Eagles by a score of 63-61 on Monday. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 599th, while the Eagles are ranked 225th).
| 12/30/24 vs Geneva | 17 |
| 12/30/24 vs Logos Prep Academy | 20 |
| 12/21/24 vs First Baptist | 20 |
| 12/14/24 vs First Baptist | 15 |
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 6 of 15 on his way to 17 points and eight rebounds. Hook's evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Connor Evans, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 11 boards.
Even though they lost, Covenant smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in six consecutive matches.
Covenant's defeat dropped their record down to 14-8. As for Geneva, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-3 record this season.
Covenant wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 58-51 win against Frassati Catholic on the 31st. As for Geneva, they will host John Paul II at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Geneva's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last nine matchups.
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