New Covenant is 2-8 against North Cross since January of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The New Covenant Gryphons will host the North Cross Raiders at 6:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
North Cross is hoping to do what Grace Christian School couldn't two weeks ago: put an end to New Covenant's winning streak, which now stands at ten games. Everything went New Covenant's way against Grace Christian School as New Covenant made off with a 64-40 win.
| 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 dropping a double-double on 23 points and ten boards. Murdock's afternoon made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Tristan Isenhour was another key player, putting up ten points along with five assists and five boards.
While North Cross didn't have the best season last year (they finished 12-15), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They claimed a resounding 76-48 victory over Parry McCluer. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 44-19.
New Covenant's win bumped their record up to 10-1. As for North Cross, their victory ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 8-2.
New Covenant didn't have too much breathing room in their game against North Cross in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, but they still walked away with a 58-54 win. Will New Covenant repeat their success, or does North Cross have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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