The Covenant Classical Cavaliers will challenge the Chisholm Trail Academy Blazers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Covenant Classical will bounce into Thursday's contest after beating Christian Life Preparatory, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Covenant Classical slipped by Christian Life Preparatory 67-66 on Friday.
Covenant Classical got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Matthew Bates out in front who posted 11 points. Ellis Mitchell was another key player, putting up ten points.
Meanwhile, Chisholm Trail Academy didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Highlands on Tuesday, but they still walked away with a 65-61 win. Given Chisholm Trail Academy's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 729th, while Highlands is ranked 1463rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Covenant Classical has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-11 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.3 points over those games. As for Chisholm Trail Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 19-10.
Covenant Classical couldn't quite finish off Chisholm Trail Academy in their previous matchup back in December of 2020 and fell 58-56. Can Covenant Classical avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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