The Covenant Christian Academy Golden Eagles's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Monday after their seventh straight loss. They ended up on the wrong side of a rough 66-41 walloping at the hands of Fairfax HomeSchool. While losing is never fun, Covenant Christian Academy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 311th, while Fairfax HomeSchool is ranked 102nd).
When it comes to explaining why Covenant Christian Academy lost, one person who can't be blamed is Ryan Candland. Despite the final result, he almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Candland has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Gabriel Marvin, who scored six points along with five steals.
Covenant Christian Academy dropped their record down to 3-9 with that loss, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Fairfax HomeSchool, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season.
Covenant Christian Academy will be playing at home against Dominion Christian at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Covenant Christian Academy is facing Dominion Christian at the right time seeing as Dominion Christian is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Fairfax HomeSchool, they will head out on the road to square off against Ad Fontes Academy at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Fairfax HomeSchool and Ad Fontes Academy are at an even 5-5 over their past ten head-to-heads.
