After both having extra time off, the Covenant Christian Chargers and the Hamilton Hawkeyes will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Covenant Christian has six straight wins, Hamilton has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Covenant Christian is headed into the match having just posted their closest victory since January 19th last Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Coldwater, sneaking past 34-32. The 34-point effort marked the Chargers' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Meanwhile, Hamilton ended up a good deal behind Jenison last Thursday and lost 57-43.
Covenant Christian's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-2. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.2 points per game. As for Hamilton, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
Covenant Christian came out on top in a nail-biter against Hamilton when the teams last played back in January, sneaking past 76-73. The rematch might be a little tougher for Covenant Christian since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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