Christ Covenant hasn't had much luck against Community Christian recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Christ Covenant Spartans will venture away from home to take on the Community Christian Cyclones at 7:30 p.m. Christ Covenant is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.9 points per game this season.
Christ Covenant and Greenville Christian Academy met for a duel on Thursday where Christ Covenant had to take the L. Christ Covenant was dealt a 64-27 defeat at the hands of Greenville Christian Academy. The Spartans were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 47-15.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Noah Stein, who had 12 points in addition to two steals. He has been hot , having posted two or more steals the last six times he's played. Another player making a difference was JD Dill, who scored ten points plus two steals.
Meanwhile, Community Christian came tearing into Thursday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 30.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They breezed by the Conquerors to the tune of 88-51. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 49-29.
Community Christian's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jared Kovach, who almost dropped a triple-double on 21 points, 11 rebounds, and nine assists. Kovach continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Evan Gattis, who went 10 for 15 en route to 24 points plus five assists.
Community Christian was working as a unit and finished the game with 24 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in December of 2023.
Community Christian pushed their record up to 5-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 81.0 points per game. As for Christ Covenant, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 8-5 record.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Christ Covenant has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 27.5 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Community Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 34.4. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Christ Covenant might still be hurting after the 64-43 defeat they got from Community Christian in their previous matchup back in February. Can Christ Covenant avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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