The New Covenant Christian Flames will head out on the road to take on the Williams Valley Vikings at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Hopefully New Covenant Christian focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 17 on Tuesday.
New Covenant Christian waltzed into their match on Tuesday with two straight wins but they left with three. They came out on top against Covenant Christian Academy by a score of 53-41.
It was another big night for Tycen VanDerPloog, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 11 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points he has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Sam Balsbaugh, who scored 13 points along with two steals.
Meanwhile, Williams Valley pushed their score all the way to 65 on Thursday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell 76-65 to Nativity BVM. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Williams Valley in their matchups with Nativity BVM: they've now lost six in a row.
New Covenant Christian's victory bumped their record up to 6-4. As for Williams Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-7.
New Covenant Christian came up short against Williams Valley in their previous meeting back in January of 2023, falling 68-62. Can New Covenant Christian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
