New Covenant School entered their contest against Temple Christian Academy on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The New Covenant School Cavaliers took a 49-36 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Temple Christian Academy Warriors. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Cavaliers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 52-49 back in January.
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Despite the loss, New Covenant School saw an underclassman step up: freshman Charlie Cothran dropped a double-double on 13 points and ten boards. Cothran has been hot, having also posted two or more steals the last five times he's played. Luke Fulmer was another key player, putting up nine points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Temple Christian Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ethan Moses, who shot 5-for-9 from downtown and dropped a double-double on 26 points and 14 rebounds. Those 14 boards gave Moses a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Luke Passetti, who posted ten points along with five assists and four steals.
New Covenant School's defeat ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 13-6. As for Temple Christian Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season.
New Covenant School wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 71-60 loss against Lake Pointe Academy on the 4th. Temple Christian Academy has also already played their next contest, a 66-40 win against Oakwood Christian on the 31st.
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