The Covenant Christian Academy Golden Eagles will face off against the William Monroe Dragons at 6:15 p.m. on Monday. The timing isn't great for Covenant Christian Academy: they have been struggling with three straight losses at home, while William Monroe has snatched up four consecutive wins on the road.
On Friday, Covenant Christian Academy took a blow against Fairfax Christian, falling 107-37. While losing is never fun, the Golden Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 287th, while the Cardinals are ranked 37th).
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Ryan Candland, who posted 21 points. That was a full 56.8% of Covenant Christian Academy's points, marking the sixth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Brandon Alibaruho, who scored 13 points.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, William Monroe beat Broadway 33-29 on Friday. The 33-point effort marked the Dragons' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Covenant Christian Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 7-6. As for William Monroe, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-2 record this season.
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