Covington Academy is 1-7 against Hills Academy since February of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Covington Academy Bulldogs will face off against the Hills Academy Knights at 6:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Covington Academy is headed into Thursday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Monday. The matchup between them and HALO didn't end well, with Covington Academy falling 77-58.
Meanwhile, Hills Academy had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 20.6 points) and they went ahead and made it eight last Monday. They put the hurt on the Bulldogs with a sharp 68-47 win. The Knights pushed the score to 57-37 by the end of the third, a deficit the Bulldogs had little chance of recovering from.
Hills Academy found their leader in sophomore Kendall Booker, who posted 20 points. Another player making a difference was Adrian Campbell, who put up 11 points.
Hills Academy pushed their record up to 10-5 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.6 points per game. As for Covington Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-9.
Covington Academy might still be hurting after the 68-47 loss they got from Hills Academy in their previous matchup last Monday. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Covington Academy was down 44-17.
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