With a playoff win on the line, Linville Hill rose to the challenge on Thursday. They blew past the New Covenant Christian Flames 51-27. The Warriors have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 13 matches by 22 points or more this season.
Several Flames players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Qynne Demler, who posted 17 points. That was a full 63% of New Covenant Christian's points, marking the third time in a row Demler has had more than a third of the team's points. Miracle Hershey was another key player, putting up eight points.
02/27/25 vs New Covenant Christian | 51-27 |
02/12/25 vs Lancaster County Christian | 39-28 |
02/10/25 vs Covenant Christian Academy | 59-41 |
02/03/25 vs Coventry Christian | 69-6 |
02/01/25 vs High Point Baptist Academy | 42-12 |
+ 18 more games |
Linville Hill's victory was their 23rd straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 23-2. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.7 points over those games. As for New Covenant Christian, their loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-4.
As of now, neither Linville Hill nor New Covenant Christian have any future games scheduled.
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