It'll be a Battle of the Birds when the Morgan Eagles duke it out with the Covington Owls at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday... Morgan has now lost ten straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since November 19.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 63-20, which was the final score in Morgan's tilt against Avalon on Friday.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Covington). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Blum 63-33. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Owls had established a 26 point advantage.
Morgan's defeat dropped their record down to 1-10. As for Covington, their win bumped their record up to 13-7.
Morgan took a serious blow against Covington when the teams last played on January 3rd, falling 57-18. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Covington's Jeremiah Cunningham, who went 6 of 12 on his way to 14 points in addition to eight rebounds and four steals. Now that Morgan knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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