Covenant Christian came into Thursday's match looking for another win against St. Joseph Catholic, but Leah Hurley wouldn't allow it. The St. Joseph Catholic Eagles blew past the Covenant Christian Cougars 43-19 on Thursday thanks in part to Hurley, who went 8 for 9 en route to 16 points plus five rebounds and two steals. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in field goal percentage (89%).
St. Joseph Catholic was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Covenant Christian only posted four.
Despite the loss, Covenant Christian saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Lucy Hahn went 5 for 12 en route to 10 points.
The win was the third in a row for St. Joseph Catholic, bringing their record for this year to 3-0.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Calvary Baptist the next time they take the court. Covenant Christian will head out to face Calvary Baptist at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, while St. Joseph Catholic will play them later in the day, at 11:00 a.m.
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