The Covenant Day Lions will face off against the Bradford Prep Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Covenant Day saw some tournament action on Monday. They took a 66-54 hit to the loss column at the hands of Oceanside Collegiate Academy. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 66th in North Carolina, while the Landsharks are ranked fourth in South Carolina).
Meanwhile, Bradford Prep hadn't done well against Mountain Island Charter recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. Bradford Prep enjoyed a cozy 65-49 victory over Mountain Island Charter. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bears.
Covenant Day better keep an eye on Esaias Caves. He was instrumental in Bradford Prep's win, going 10 of 12 on his way to 25 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Micah Jones, who went 5 for 9 on his way to 14 points and four steals.
Bradford Prep has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.3 points per game. As for Covenant Day, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-8.
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