The Raleigh-Egypt Pharaohs will square off against the Covington Chargers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with 12 consecutive losses for Raleigh-Egypt and three for Covington.
Raleigh-Egypt fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against Millington Central on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Trojans by a score of 58-56. While losing is never fun, the Pharaohs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 279th, while the Trojans are ranked 108th).
Meanwhile, Covington didn't have quite enough to beat Brighton on Friday and fell 57-55.
Raleigh-Egypt's loss dropped their record down to 3-15. As for Covington, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-8.
Raleigh-Egypt came up short against Covington when the teams last played on January 10th, falling 64-55. Will Raleigh-Egypt have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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