LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, Ga. - After dropping a heartbreaker the night before, Covenant welcomed LaGrange to Barnes P.E. Center. A difficult second half for the Scots led to its third CCS loss of the season. 

Final: Covenant 59, LaGrange 96
Records: Covenant (3-12, 0-3 CCS), LaGrange (10-5, 2-1 CCS)

FIRST HALF:

• LaGrange raced out to a 5-0 lead, before Jesse Kinard made a layup while being fouled. 
• A 6-0 run by the Panthers put them up 11-3 with 14:23 remaining. 
• David Compere and Pierce Smith each made a layup as the Scots trailed 13-7. 
• Fueled by five points by Kinard, Covenant went on a 7-0 run to get back within two points at 16-14. 
• Logan Pearlman kept the Scots down two with a 3-pointer with 5:21 left before the intermission. 
• Covenant got another triple to drop, this one by Gernatt to cut the lead to 25-24.
• The Panthers ended the half on a 12-0 run to go into the locker room up 13 points, which was their biggest lead at the time. 

SECOND HALF:

• The two sides went back-and-forth in the first few minutes of the half as an old-fashioned 3-point play by Gus Hood put the score at 45-31. 
• A 9-0 run for the Panthers in under a minute was killer for the Scots as they now trailed by 25 points. 
• Compere and Gernatt each got shots to fall, but Covenant was still trailing 66-41 with 9:24 remaining. 
• Six straight points by LaGrange increased its lead to 78-47. 
• A triple and an inside basket by the Panthers pushed their lead to 34 points. 
• Zak Thomas and Reece Pride each made baskets for Covenant in the closing minutes as it was defeated 96-59. 

GAME NOTES: 

• Covenant drops to 19-17 all-time against LaGrange. 
• Gernatt was the only Covenant player in double-figures with 11 points and four rebounds. 
• Compere and Kinard each had nine points. 
• Covenant shot 34.4% (22-64) from the field while LaGrange was 50.7% (34-67). 
• The Scots were outrebounded 46-25. 

UP NEXT: Covenant returns to action on Thursday, Jan. 11th at 7 p.m. for Max Out Barnes against Belhaven. 

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