It'll be a Battle of the Birds when the Covington Owls face off against the Avalon Eagles at 6:15 p.m. on Friday... Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Covington is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing Morgan: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Covington blew Morgan out of the water with a 69-18 final score. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Owls had established a 39 point advantage.
Meanwhile, Avalon waltzed into their game on Friday with nine straight wins... but they left with ten. They claimed a resounding 63-20 win over the Eagles. That looming 63-20 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for Avalon yet this season.
Covington has also been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.9 points per game. As for Avalon, they pushed their record up to 16-4 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Covington came up short against Avalon in their previous matchup on January 7th, falling 45-37. Can Covington avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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