The Temple Christian Crusaders lost against the New Covenant Gryphons back in January of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. Temple Christian took a 40-34 hit to the loss column at the hands of New Covenant. Temple Christian has struggled against New Covenant recently, as their game on Monday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Defeat or not, Temple Christian got some senior leadership from Emma Cash and Moriah Greene. Cash scored 11 points along with three steals, while Greene. scored 12 points along with six rebounds.
Brielle Walker was her usual excellent self, scoring 25 points along with six rebounds and four steals for New Covenant. That makes it five consecutive games in which Walker has scored at least a third of New Covenant's points. Olivia Kidd was another key contributor, scoring eight points.
Temple Christian's loss dropped their record down to 10-9. As for New Covenant, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 17-6.
Temple Christian won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Roanoke Valley Christian at 4:30 p.m. on February 13th. Temple Christian is facing Roanoke Valley Christian at the right time seeing as Roanoke Valley Christian is stuck on a 16-game losing streak. New Covenant does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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