Covenant lost against First Baptist back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Covenant Knights were outmatched by the First Baptist Saints and fell 67-14. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1161st, while the Saints are ranked 322nd).
Leading First Baptist to victory were Meredith Quinn and Allison Munnerlyn. Quinn went 8 for 11 on her way to 17 points and four steals, while Munnerlyn posted eight points in addition to eight rebounds and six steals. Those six steals gave Munnerlyn a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Georgia Alford, who put up eight points along with seven assists and seven boards.
Covenant's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for First Baptist, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 16-2.
Covenant will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Wylie Prep Academy at 6:00 p.m. on January 3, 2025. As for First Baptist, they will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Lucas Christian Academy at 6:00 p.m. The timing is sure in First Baptist's favor as the team sits on five straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Lucas Christian Academy has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road.
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