The First Presbyterian Day Vikings will be home for the holidays to greet Covenant Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. First Presbyterian Day is out to stop a 12-game streak of losses at home dating back to last season.
First Presbyterian Day fought the good fight in their overtime game against Rock Springs Christian Academy on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell 71-64 to the. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Despite the loss, First Presbyterian Day got a solid performance out of Chris Davis, who scored 24 points along with seven rebounds. The matchup was Davis' fourth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Wills Handberry, who scored 12 points along with nine rebounds.
Even though they lost, First Presbyterian Day were working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Covenant Academy pushed their score all the way to 60 on Saturday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They were dealt a 91-60 loss at the hands of Westwood. Even though they lost, Covenant Academy's still made a splash on offense and bumped their average scoring up to 50.6 points per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).
Despite the loss, Covenant Academy had strong showings from Ryan Stevens, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and ten rebounds, and Blake Bartow, who scored 15 points along with seven rebounds. Stevens is absolutely dominating the rebound category: he's posted at least eight every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Lucas Fisher, who scored seven points along with seven rebounds and three steals.
First Presbyterian Day's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Covenant Academy, they have not been sharp recently, as they've lost six of their last seven contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-6 record this season.
Keep an eye on the arc in Saturday's contest: First Presbyterian Day have made nailing deep shots look easy this year this season, having only averaged 6.8 threes per game. It's a different story for Covenant Academy, though, as they've been averaging only 4.8 threes per game. Given First Presbyterian Day's sizeable advantage in that area, Covenant Academy will need to find a way to close that gap.
Everything went First Presbyterian Day's way against Covenant Academy in their previous matchup two weeks ago as First Presbyterian Day made off with a 84-58 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Stevens, who dropped a double-double on 25 points and ten rebounds. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will First Presbyterian Day still be able to contain him? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
