Covenant Day and Charlotte Christian are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. The Covenant Day Lions will host the Charlotte Christian Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Covenant Day is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.7 points per game this season.
It was a proper cat-fight when Covenant Day faced off against Cannon on Tuesday. Covenant Day fell just short of Cannon by a score of 68-66. The Lions were up 20-4 in the first quarter but couldn't hold on to the lead.
The match pitted two dominant guards against one another in Tyree White and Sean Nix. Nix had a great game and went 8 of 14 on his way to 28 points. Meanwhile, White was balling out in the loss, dropping a double-double on 16 points and 12 assists.
Meanwhile, Charlotte Christian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They were beaten by Providence Day 83-52. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 311th, while the Chargers are ranked fourth).
Charlotte Christian's loss dropped their record down to 7-18. As for Covenant Day, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-13.
Covenant Day took their win against Charlotte Christian in their previous matchup last Tuesday by a conclusive 76-55. Will Covenant Day repeat their success, or does Charlotte Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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