The Covenant Christian Cougars had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.5 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They took their game on the road with ease, bagging a 70-30 win over Tournament Opponent. That's another feather in the cap for Covenant Christian, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Covenant Christian to victory, but perhaps none more so than Aaron Turner, who scored 13 points along with 6 rebounds. Turner is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now stole two or more in the last three games he's played. Lucas Wallace was another key contributor, scoring 15 points.
Covenant Christian's victory bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Tournament Opponent, they have not been sharp recently, as they've lost six of their last seven contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 28-103 record this season.
Covenant Christian will face off against Edgewood at 3:20 p.m. on Thursday. Edgewood will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Texas Rankings (they are ranked 573rd, while Covenant Christian is ranked 133rd). Tournament Opponent is on the road again on Thursday and play against Somerville at 12:00 p.m. on December 7th.
