The Covenant Day Lions will be playing in front of their home fans against the Christ School Greenies at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Covenant Day will be looking to keep their 13-game home win streak (dating back to last season) alive.
Covenant Day had already proven themselves in the regular season, and didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They walked away with a 48-41 victory over Ravenscroft on Saturday. Given Covenant Day's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 17th, while Ravenscroft is ranked 93rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Covenant Day can attribute much of their success to Michael Marcus Jr., who dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten rebounds, and Landon Haggarty, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 13 rebounds. It was the first time this season that Haggarty pulled down eight or more rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Chris Rivens, who scored eight points along with five rebounds.
Christ School aren't just finding sucess at home, as their game on Saturday extended their overall winning streak to seven. They snuck past Wesleyan Christian Academy with a 55-49 win.
Covenant Day is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 22-7 record this season. As for Christ School, their victory bumped their record up to 24-5.
Covenant Day didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Christ School when the teams last played back in January, but they still walked away with a 63-57 win. Will Covenant Day repeat their success, or does Christ School have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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