Charlotte Christian and Covenant Day are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. The Charlotte Christian Knights will head out on the road to challenge the Covenant Day Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Charlotte Christian is coming into the matchup on a five-game losing streak.
Last Tuesday, Charlotte Christian was beaten by Providence Day 83-52. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 311th, while the Chargers are ranked fourth).
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Covenant Day challenged Cannon on Tuesday. Covenant Day fell just short of Cannon by a score of 68-66. The Lions were up 20-4 in the first quarter but couldn't hold on to the lead.
Loss or not, Covenant Day got some senior leadership from Chris Rivens and Tyree White. Rivens went 8 for 11 en route to 20 points and three steals, while White dropped a double-double on 16 points and 12 assists. The dominant performance gave Rivens a new career-high in steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Micah Huffman, who posted eight points and eight rebounds.
Covenant Day's defeat dropped their record down to 14-13. As for Charlotte Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 7-18.
Charlotte Christian might still be hurting after the 76-55 defeat they got from Covenant Day in their previous matchup last Tuesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of White, who went 6 of 11 on his way to 14 points along with six assists and three steals. Now that Charlotte Christian knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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