The Legacy Christian Academy Knights will square off against the Covington Buccs at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Saturday, everything came up roses for Legacy Christian Academy against Catholic Central as the squad secured a 55-18 victory. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 157th, while the Irish are ranked 713th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Covington came tearing into Saturday's game with 16 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 18.2 points), and they left with even more momentum. They breezed past the Spartans to the tune of 55-3. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 40-2.
Covington pushed their record up to 21-2 with the win, which was their eighth straight on the road. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 26.1 points over those games. As for Legacy Christian Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 20-2.
Legacy Christian Academy came up short against Covington when the teams last played back in March of 2018, falling 54-42. Can Legacy Christian Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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