Craigmont is 0-7 against Covington since February of 2016 but things could change on Tuesday. The Craigmont Chiefs will welcome the Covington Chargers at 6:00 p.m.
Craigmont is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Millington Central on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Craigmont had to suffer through a 58-22 loss at the hands of Millington Central. The Chiefs were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 42-4.
Meanwhile, Covington had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 45.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They managed a 34-29 win over the Cougars.
Covington has also been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 10-13 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.3 points per game. As for Craigmont, their loss dropped their record down to 6-10.
Craigmont took a serious blow against Covington when the teams last played two weeks ago, falling 61-31. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Covington's TaKyra Boddie, who went 6 of 15 on her way to 18 points along with five boards and four steals. Now that Craigmont knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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