Milton-Union hasn't had much luck against Covington recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Milton-Union Bulldogs will head out to take on the Covington Buccs at 6:00 p.m. Milton-Union is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Milton-Union is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They strolled past Twin Valley South with points to spare on Monday, taking the game 66-47.
Jenna Brumbaugh
| 12/16/24 vs Twin Valley South | 21 |
| 12/14/24 vs Bethel | 22 |
| 12/09/24 @ National Trail | 22 |
| 12/07/24 @ Miami East | 19 |
| 12/05/24 vs Troy Christian | 16 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Milton-Union to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jenna Brumbaugh, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and ten rebounds. Brumbaugh's evening made it eight games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Addi Case, who posted 14 points and three steals.
Milton-Union smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 20 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 17 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Covington over Lehman Catholic in every quarter on their way to victory on Saturday. Covington took down Lehman Catholic 52-33. Given the Buccs' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 188th, while the Cavaliers are ranked 472nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Covington's record is now 5-2. As for Milton-Union, their win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-0.
Milton-Union couldn't quite finish off Covington when the teams last played back in January and fell 45-43. Can Milton-Union avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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