New Covenant Christian is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Christian School of York is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The New Covenant Christian Flames will host Christian School of York at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. New Covenant Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55 points per game this season.
Last Friday, New Covenant Christian strolled past Harrisburg Christian with points to spare, taking the game 45-27. Given the Flames 's advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 103rd, while Harrisburg Christian are ranked 429th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 12/20/24 vs Harrisburg Christian | 19 |
| 12/17/24 vs West Shore Christian Academy | 11 |
| 12/13/24 @ Covenant Christian Academy | 7 |
| 12/10/24 vs Lititz Christian | 21 |
| 12/09/24 vs Dayspring Christian Academy | 22 |
Miracle Hershey was her usual excellent self, going 8 of 14 on her way to 19 points and six steals. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 15.1 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Akaiyah Hershey, who posted six points and five steals.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Christian School of York). They simply couldn't be stopped on Saturday as they easily beat Lehigh Christian Academy 53-10. With Christian School of York ahead 29-8 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Christian School of York's win came from a few key players New Covenant Christian will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Charleigh Atkinson, who put up 11 points. Another player making a difference was Cally Carpenter, who posted ten points.
New Covenant Christian's victory bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Christian School of York, their win bumped their record up to 3-6.
This contest is shaping up to be a blowout: New Covenant Christian hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 55 points per game. It's a different story for Christian School of York, though, as they've been averaging only 37.6 points. The only thing between New Covenant Christian and another offensive beatdown is Christian School of York. Will they be able to keep them contained?
New Covenant Christian came up short against Christian School of York when the teams last played back in January, falling 44-36. Can New Covenant Christian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
