Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Covenant Day). They managed a 75-70 victory over the Myers Park Mustangs on Saturday. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 29th, while the Mustangs are ranked 202nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Covenant Day was led to victory by Chris Rivens and Micah Huffman. Rivens went 9 for 16 en route to 22 points plus two steals, while Huffman went 7 for 14 en route to 20 points plus six rebounds. With that strong performance, Rivens is now averaging an impressive 15.3 points per game. Tyree White was another key player, dropping a double-double on ten points and ten assists.
Covenant Day was working as a unit and finished the game with 21 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in December of 2023.
Myers Park lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being AJ Jamison, who went 5 for 12 en route to 16 points plus five rebounds and four steals. Jamison is crushing it when it comes to steals: he's grabbed at least two every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Ayo Awosanya, who went 5 for 10 en route to 14 points plus four blocks and two steals.
The win (which was Covenant Day's third in a row) raised their record to 4-3. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.3 points per game. As for Myers Park, they are on a five-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-4.
Covenant Day has already played their next contest, a 61-40 victory against Christ the King on the 3rd. As for Myers Park, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, an 85-81 loss against Marvin Ridge on the 3rd.
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