Basketball Recap: New Covenant Christian's Run of Seven Straight Victories Now Over

If New Covenant Christian was feeling good fresh off their 51-31 takedown of Christian School of York last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The New Covenant Christian Flames fell to the Mount Calvary Christian Chargers 41-35. The match marked the Flames 's lowest-scoring contest so far this season.

Several Flames players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Qynne Demler, who went 10 for 18 on her way to 23 points and five rebounds. The game was Demler's fourth in a row with at least ten points. Alayna Zimmerman was another key player, putting up eight points and ten rebounds.

Mount Calvary Christian was led to victory by Kylie Masters and Lilah Martin. Masters posted 17 points along with five assists and four steals, while Martin dropped a double-double on 11 points and 11 boards. The dominant performance gave Martin a new career-high in points.

With the defeat, New Covenant Christian broke their seven-game winning streak and moved their record to 7-2. As for Mount Calvary Christian, the victory was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-1.

New Covenant Christian will venture away from home to square off against Dayspring Christian Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. New Covenant Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.3 points per game this season. As for Mount Calvary Christian, they will host Christian School of York at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.