Basketball Recap: Covenant Classical Comes Up Short

Covenant Classical's tournament run continued when they took on Grace Community on Thursday. The Cavaliers fell 74-64 to the Cougars. The Cavaliers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Ellis Mitchell

Steals

12/04/25 vs Grace Community	3
12/01/25 vs Yavneh Academy	2
11/20/25 @ Temple Christian	2
11/17/25 vs Cornerstone Christian Academy	3

Despite the loss, Covenant Classical still got an impressive performance from Ellis Mitchell, who shot 47% from the field on his way to 17 points and three steals. Mitchell is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in each of the last four games he's played. Matthew Bates also deserves some recognition as he posted his first blocks of the season.

Covenant Classical's loss dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Grace Community, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season.

Covenant Classical has already played their next contest, a 68-51 defeat against Tyler HEAT on the 5th. As for Grace Community, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 69-47 loss against Village Tech on the 5th.