Marie Philip is 1-9 against Covenant Christian Academy since February of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Marie Philip Galloping Ghosts' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Covenant Christian Academy Cougars at 5:45 p.m. on February 13th. Hopefully Marie Philip focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 22 on Sunday.
In what's become a running theme this season, Marie Philip gave their fans yet another huge victory on Sunday. They really took it to Lexington School for the Deaf for the full four quarters, racking up a 74-45 win on the road. Marie Philip's offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Marie Philip's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Jeremy Novas, who dropped a double-double on 29 points and 17 rebounds, and Xavier DeLeon, who scored 25 points along with five rebounds and four steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Novas has scored all season. Stokely Karp was another key contributor, scoring 13 points along with five steals.
Meanwhile, Covenant Christian Academy suffered a tough 56-34 loss at the hands of Boston University Academy on Wednesday. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Covenant Christian Academy has scored all season.
Marie Philip is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-7 record this season. As for Covenant Christian Academy, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Marie Philip came up short against Covenant Christian Academy when the teams last played on Monday, falling 51-47. Can Marie Philip avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
