The matchup between The Covenant Preparatory School Knights and the O'Connell Buccaneers on Thursday hardly resembled the 0-0 effort from their previous meeting. The Covenant Preparatory School fell to O'Connell 72-67. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Several Knights players turned in solid performances, despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Tye Leatherman, who scored 18 points along with eight rebounds and eight steals. Leatherman scored a full 26.9% of The Covenant Preparatory School's points, the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Calvin Trousdale was another key contributor, scoring 16 points along with four steals.
This is the second loss in a row for The Covenant Preparatory School and nudges their season record down to 6-3. As for O'Connell, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-6.
The Covenant Preparatory School won't have much time to rest: their next match is against First Baptist Christian on December 29, 2023. O'Connell will wrap up 2023 with a road trip to face off against Legacy Prep Christian Academy at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Legacy Prep Christian Academy presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than O'Connell in Texas (Legacy Prep Christian Academy is ranked 351st, while O'Connell is ranked 846th).
