It was a proper cat-fight when Pantego Christian took on Covenant Christian on Friday. The Pantego Christian Panthers took a 51-37 bruising from the Covenant Christian Cougars. The Panthers have struggled against the Cougars recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.

Tristan Brown
02/07/25 @ Covenant Christian | 11 |
02/04/25 vs Coram Deo Academy | 12 |
01/31/25 @ Covenant | 8 |
01/27/25 vs Yavneh Academy | 11 |
01/24/25 vs Prince of Peace | 8 |
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Pantego Christian's loss came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Tristan Brown, who dropped a double-double with 12 points and 11 boards. Brown has been hot for a while, having posted eight or more rebounds the last nine times he's played. Another player making a difference was Aj Brooks, who posted nine points and three steals.
Aaron Turner was his usual excellent self, going 8 of 20 to rack up 18 points in addition to six boards and five steals for Covenant Christian. Covenant Christian is undefeated when Turner posts three or more steals, but 6-11 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Lucas Wallace, who had ten points.
Pantego Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 20-13. As for Covenant Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-11 record this season.
Looking ahead, Pantego Christian will take on Lake Country Christian at 7:30 p.m. on February 14th. Pantego Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 63 points per game this season. Covenant Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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