The Greenville Christian Academy Knights and the Christ Covenant Spartans are set to duel on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Greenville Christian Academy is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing New Life Christian Academy: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Greenville Christian Academy blew New Life Christian Academy out of the water with a 59-13 final score. That looming 59-13 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Knights yet this season.
It was another big night for Matthew Dove, who went 5 for 6 en route to 12 points plus two steals. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in field goal percentage (83%). Jonathan Williams was another key player, scoring eight points.
Meanwhile, Christ Covenant had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Coastal Brigade 64-33. The Spartans have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four matches by 23 points or more this season.
Christ Covenant had a senior duo take command as JD Dill dropped a double-double on 25 points and 13 rebounds and Noah Stein went 10 for 24 en route to 27 points plus eight steals. Stein's evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Dylan Cook, who earned two points along with seven rebounds and two steals.
Christ Covenant smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 24 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in three consecutive contests.
Greenville Christian Academy pushed their record up to 6-4 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.3 points per game. As for Christ Covenant, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Greenville Christian Academy has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 26.5 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Christ Covenant struggles in that department as they've been averaging 29.2. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Greenville Christian Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against Christ Covenant when the teams last played back in January of 2023, sneaking past 39-36. Does Greenville Christian Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Christ Covenant turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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