The Covenant Day Lions and the Weddington Warriors will compete for holiday cheer at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Covenant Day is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55 points per game this season.
Covenant Day is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Carmel Christian just ended the team's seven-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 55-47 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cougars.
The match pitted two dominant guards against one another in Tyree White and Chandler Kennedy. Kennedy had a great game and went 6 of 9 en route to 23 points and five rebounds. Meanwhile, White did his best for the losing side, putting up 14 points and five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Weddington came tearing into Saturday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 21.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They secured a 64-59 W over the Wildcats.
Covenant Day better keep an eye on Kj Younger. He was instrumental in Weddington's win, dropping a double-double on 29 points and 11 boards. The matchup was Younger's 13th in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Mason Zepp, who posted nine points.
Weddington's victory was their 16th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-2. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.6 points per game. As for Covenant Day, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-4.
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