Christ Covenant hasn't had much luck against New Bern Christian Academy recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Christ Covenant Spartans will host New Bern Christian Academy at 7:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Christ Covenant is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Hilltop Christian on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Christ Covenant was dealt a 69-31 loss at the hands of Hilltop Christian. The Spartans were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 36-14.
Meanwhile, New Bern Christian Academy came up short against Hilltop Christian on Thursday and fell 49-41.
Christ Covenant will need focus on slowing down Seth Nobles, one of several New Bern Christian Academy players who made an impact when they last played. He went 5 of 7 en route to 11 points and five boards. Micah Coghill was another key player, putting up 11 points.
Even though they lost, New Bern Christian Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in November of 2024.
New Bern Christian Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 21-5. As for Christ Covenant, their loss dropped their record down to 10-10.
Things could have been worse for Christ Covenant, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 58-39 loss to New Bern Christian Academy in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of New Bern Christian Academy's KC Peter, who dropped a double-double on 26 points and 15 rebounds. Now that Christ Covenant knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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