Covington was the 51-29 winner over Troy Christian when they last played one another back in January, but their luck changed this time around. The Buccs took a 54-46 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Eagles on Thursday. The Buccs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Troy Christian to victory, but perhaps none more so than Karis Miller, who went 5-for-10 en route to 11 points in addition to eight steals and seven boards. The dominant performance also gave Miller a new career-high in field goal percentage (50%). Reign Wilkins was another key player, putting up 12 points and five rebounds.
Covington's record now sits at 2-2. As for Troy Christian, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Covington will challenge rival Bethel at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Meanwhile, Troy Christian is set to take on their familiar foe Milton-Union at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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