The New Covenant Christian Flames will head out to challenge the Harrisburg Academy Spartans at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
New Covenant Christian is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against High Point Baptist Academy on Monday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. New Covenant Christian came up short against High Point Baptist Academy, falling 79-55. While losing is never fun, the Flames can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 556th, while the Eagles are ranked 205th).
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Talan VanderPloog, who posted 25 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Grant Canakis, who had 11 points and eight rebounds.
Meanwhile, Harrisburg Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat dating back to last season. They were beaten by Christian School of York 61-34.
This is the second loss in a row for New Covenant Christian and nudges their season record down to 6-7. As for Harrisburg Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Everything came up roses for New Covenant Christian against Harrisburg Academy when the teams last played back in January of 2024, as the squad secured a 75-35 win. Does New Covenant Christian have another victory up their sleeve, or will Harrisburg Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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