If Heritage wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Covington, they should've done a better job of containing Alex Sutherlin. The Covington Trojans narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Heritage Hawks 55-52 thanks in part to Sutherlin, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 17 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in assists (four).
Covington smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Despite the loss, Heritage had strong showings from Maegan Frye, who went 6 for 12 en route to 21 points plus five rebounds and three steals, and Brooklynn Powell, who posted eight points along with seven rebounds. Frye is crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least three every time she's taken the court this season.
Covington's win bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Heritage, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Covington has already played their next game, a 28-24 loss against Casey-Westfield on the 23rd. As for Heritage, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 44-30 defeat against Oakwood on the 25th.
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