If Covington was feeling good fresh off their 62-38 takedown of Schlarman last Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Covington Trojans took a 49-44 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Paris Tigers. The game was a 24-24 toss-up at halftime, but the Trojans couldn't quite close it out.
Covington lost on Tuesday despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Max Waddell, who had 11 points along with seven rebounds and two blocks. The dominant performance also gave Waddell a new career-high in offensive rebounds (six). Another player making a difference was Urban Roarks, who went 6 for 14 en route to 16 points plus eight rebounds and two blocks.
Covington's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Paris, with the victory, they broke their nine-game losing streak and moved their record to 1-1.
Covington will take on Milford in a tournament on Friday. As for Paris, they will face off against Schlarman at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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