On Thursday, Covenant Christian came up short against Madisonville and fell 51-42. While losing is never fun, Covenant Christian can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 573rd, while Madisonville is ranked 131st).
When it comes to explaining why Covenant Christian lost, one person who can't be blamed is Alani Owens. Despite the final result, she scored 29 points along with 5 rebounds and 3 steals. The match was Owens' tenth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Keeley Chaddick, who scored 9 points.
This is the second loss in a row for Covenant Christian and nudges their season record down to 6-7. As for Madisonville, the victory (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 10-1.
Covenant Christian will head out on the road to face off against Breckenridge at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Breckenridge is coming into the matchup on a four-game losing streak. Madisonville is on the road again on Friday and play against Mexia at 12:00 p.m. on December 8th. Mexia has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
