The Covington Buccs will take on the Miami East Vikings at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Covington will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
Last Saturday, Covington strolled past Riverside with points to spare, taking the game 52-37. Given the Buccs' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 138th, while the Pirates are ranked 548th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Miami East was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Saturday as they fell 39-35 to Bethel.
Covington is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season. As for Miami East, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-7 record this season.
Covington came up short against Miami East when the teams last played back in February of 2024, falling 51-40. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Miami East's Katie Paulus, who went 8 for 14 on her way to 26 points and six rebounds. Now that Covington knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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