New Covenant has won five straight games at home, while Blue Ridge has won five straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Thursday. The New Covenant Gryphons will host the Blue Ridge Barons at 6:30 p.m. New Covenant knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past eight games -- so hopefully Blue Ridge likes a good challenge.
Last Thursday, New Covenant didn't have too much trouble with Fishburne Military as they won 57-43. Given the Gryphons 's advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 44th, while the Caissons are ranked 241st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 01/09/25 @ Fishburne Military | 19 |
| 12/21/24 vs Grace Christian School | 23 |
| 12/20/24 vs Southampton Academy | 18 |
| 12/19/24 vs Grove Christian School | 31 |
New Covenant's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Cole Murdock led the charge by putting up 19 points. The contest was Murdock's fourth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Rusty Hooks, who went 5 of 11 en route to 11 points along with five rebounds and four steals.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Blue Ridge). They were the clear victor by a 93-73 margin over North Cross on Tuesday. The Barons have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Blue Ridge found their leader in sophomore Austin Agosto Navarro, who went 8 of 15 en route to 23 points along with five assists and four steals. The dominant performance gave Agosto Navarro a new career-high in steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Dreylan Creasy-Quirindoongo, who went 9 of 15 en route to 22 points.
New Covenant's victory bumped their record up to 11-1. As for Blue Ridge, their win bumped their record up to 18-0.
New Covenant was taken down by Blue Ridge 109-63 when the teams last played back in February of 2024. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point New Covenant was down 59-34.
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