You can't lose the matchup if you win every quarter, and that was precisely the Covenant Knights's strategy against the Vanguard College Prep Vikings on Monday. Covenant blew past Vanguard College Prep 70-48. Given Covenant's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 498th, while Vanguard College Prep is ranked 999th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Covenant's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Brady Shahan led the charge by scoring 19 points. Another player making a difference was Dobson Beaird, who scored eight points along with 13 rebounds and four steals.
Covenant has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-10 record this season. As for Vanguard College Prep, they dropped their record down to 10-16 with that loss, which was their seventh straight at home.
Covenant will head out on the road to face off against Trinity Christian at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Trinity Christian will roll in looking for their 13th straight victory, something Covenant surely won't give up without a fight. Vanguard College Prep does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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