The third road matchup was the charm for the Covenant Life Cougars, as they earned their first road win of the season. They came out on top against Arlington Baptist by a score of 59-47 on Monday. Winning is a bit easier when you work as a team to post 12 more assists than your opponent, as Covenant Life did.
Noah Crawford continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 35 points along with 7 rebounds and 5 steals. That makes it two consecutive games in which he has scored at least 25% of Covenant Life's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Danny Melendez, who scored 12 points along with 6 steals and 5 assists.
Despite the loss, Arlington Baptist still got an impressive performance from Zachary Davis, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and 16 rebounds. The match was Davis' fifth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Brendon Brown, who scored 10 points along with 9 rebounds and 4 steals.
Covenant Life now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Arlington Baptist, they still haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-5.
Covenant Life will be playing in front of their home fans against Maryland School for the Deaf at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in Maryland (Maryland School for the Deaf is ranked 42nd, while Covenant Life is ranked 32nd). As for Arlington Baptist, they will head out on the road to face off against Carroll Christian at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Carroll Christian is still on the hunt for that elusive first 'W'.
