The Covington Trojans lost against the Lafayette Central Catholic Knights back in December of 2022, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. Covington took a 58-47 hit to the loss column at the hands of Lafayette Central Catholic. Covington has not had much luck with Lafayette Central Catholic recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
When it comes to explaining why Covington lost, one person who can't be blamed is Coye Ferguson. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on ten points and ten rebounds. Curt Slider was another key contributor, scoring ten points.
It was another big night for Albert Schwartz, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 11 rebounds for Lafayette Central Catholic. That's the first time this season that Schwartz scored 15 or more points. Another player making a difference was Charlie Seaburg, who scored 11 points.
Covington's defeat dropped their record down to 6-4. As for Lafayette Central Catholic, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Covington won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against North Montgomery at 7:30 p.m. on December 16th. Hopefully North Montgomery focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up ten on Friday. Lafayette Central Catholic won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Rossville at 7:30 p.m. on December 16th. Rossville is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 56 points per game.
