Christ the Cornerstone Academy Defenders (Laurinburg, NC) backers were pleased Monday as they saw their basketball squad knock off the visiting Grace Christian Wildcats (Loris, SC), 48-31 in a league bout.

With the victory, Christ the Cornerstone Academy upgrades its record to 7-2 on the campaign. The Defenders host Southeastern Christian Academy (Shallotte, NC) to play the Warriors in a non-league bout on Tuesday, January 24. The Warriors come into the bout with a record of 5-4. Southeastern Christian Academy won 42-20 in their recent non-league bout against Antioch Christian Academy (Lumberton, NC)

Next up, the Wildcats play the Sandhills Classical Christian Lions (Southern Pines, NC) in a bout, on Thursday, January 26. Grace Christian will attempt to upgrade on its 7-5 season record. The Lions come into the bout with a 0-3 record after their 37-29 league loss to Liberty Christian Academy (Fayetteville, NC).