After flying high against Craigmont last Friday, Covington came back down to earth. The Covington Chargers fell to the Humboldt Vikings 50-45. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Chargers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 53-37 back in November of 2024.
Covington lost on Saturday despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being TaNya Flowers, who almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine boards. Another player making a difference was TaKyra Boddie, who posted 16 points and six rebounds.
Even though they lost, Covington smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since back in December of 2024.
Chargers
| 01/18/25 @ Humboldt | 45-50 |
| 01/17/25 vs Craigmont | 61-31 |
| 01/14/25 @ Munford | 36-23 |
| 01/07/25 vs Brighton | 68-17 |
| 01/03/25 @ Millington Central | 40-53 |
Covington moved to 7-12 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for Humboldt, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-8.
Covington has already played their next match, a 54-45 defeat against Millington Central on the 21st. Humboldt has also already played their next contest (against West Carroll), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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