The Sheets Memorial Christian Eagles were the 29-20 winner over the Covenant Classical Warriors when they last played one another back in December of 2019, but their luck changed this time around. Sheets Memorial Christian had to suffer through a rough 68-19 loss at the hands of Covenant Classical. Sheets Memorial Christian was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 44-14.
Several Eagles players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Kayla Burch, who scored ten points along with three steals. That was a full 52.6% of Sheets Memorial Christian's points, marking the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Covenant Classical was led to victory by Ava Gromis and Jacie Kirwin. Gromis scored 16 points, while Kirwin scored 18 points. Another player making a difference was Jada Daniel, who scored nine points.
This is the second loss in a row for Sheets Memorial Christian and nudges their season record down to 2-17. As for Covenant Classical, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season.
Sheets Memorial Christian won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Gospel Light Christian at 6:00 p.m. on February 6th. Gospel Light Christian will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Sheets Memorial Christian surely won't give up without a fight. As for Covenant Classical, they will head out on the road to square off against Grace Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Covenant Classical is coming into the contest with four straight victories on the road, so Grace Academy is out to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
