Abilene Christian won the last time they faced Covenant Classical and things went their way on Friday too. The Abilene Christian Panthers snuck past the Covenant Classical Cavaliers with a 73-67 win. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 406th, while the Cavaliers are ranked 858th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Covenant Classical's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ellis Mitchell, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 14 boards. That's the most rebounds Mitchell has posted since back in November of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Jack Mohon, who posted 11 points and four steals.
Abilene Christian is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.8 points per game. As for Covenant Classical, the defeat snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 14-10 record.
Abilene Christian will host Christian Life Preparatory at 7:30 p.m. on January 31st. As for Covenant Classical, they will take on Fellowship Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Covenant Classical has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last five games.
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