Fellowship Academy hasn't had much luck against Covenant Classical recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Fellowship Academy Mustangs will face off against the Covenant Classical Cavaliers at 7:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Fellowship Academy is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Ovilla Christian on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Fellowship Academy lost 65-41 to Ovilla Christian. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1354th, while the Eagles are ranked 603rd).
Despite the loss, Fellowship Academy had strong showings from Bryce Baker, who posted 14 points along with eight boards and four blocks, and Harper Clark, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 12 rebounds. That was a full 34.1% of Fellowship Academy's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's put up more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Connor Fountain, who had four points and 11 rebounds.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 63-23, which was the final score in Covenant Classical's tilt against Abilene Christian on Tuesday. The game marked the Cavaliers' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
This is the second loss in a row for Covenant Classical and nudges their season record down to 10-9. As for Fellowship Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-8.
Fellowship Academy ended up a good deal behind Covenant Classical when the teams last played back in February of 2024, losing 69-52. Can Fellowship Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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