Preview: Corinth Christian Academy Warriors vs. Westwood Christian Warriors
Corinth Christian Academy is 4-0 against Westwood Christian since November of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Corinth Christian Academy Warriors will be playing at home against the Westwood Christian Warriors at 6:30 p.m. Corinth Christian Academy is out to stop a three-game streak of losses at home.
Last Friday, it was a hard-fought match, but Corinth Christian Academy had to settle for a 47-44 defeat against Northside Christian Academy.
Despite the loss, Corinth Christian Academy had strong showings from Alden Hughes, who scored 14 points along with 3 steals, and Justin Fowler, who scored 13 points. The matchup was Hughes' sixth in a row with at least ten points. Haigen Johnson was another key contributor, scoring 4 points along with 5 assists.
Meanwhile, Westwood Christian's three-game losing streak came to an end on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 51-49 victory over First Christian. The win was just what Westwood Christian needed coming off of a 58-22 loss in their prior matchup.
Brett Bozeman and Tripp Kirkland were among the main playmakers for Westwood Christian as the former scored 17 points along with 4 steals and the latter dropped a double-double on 18 points and 10 rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Kirkland has scored at least 25% of Westwood Christian's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Avery Thomas, who scored 7 points along with 11 rebounds and 5 steals.
Corinth Christian Academy's win bumped their season record to 2-4 while Northside Christian Academy's defeat dropped theirs to 2-2.
Keep an eye on the arc in Monday's match: Corinth Christian Academy have made nailing deep shots look easy this year this season, having only averaged 4.2 threes per game. It's a different story for Westwood Christian, though, as they've been averaging only 3.8 per game. Given Corinth Christian Academy's sizeable advantage in that area, Westwood Christian will need to find a way to close that gap. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.
Corinth Christian Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against Westwood Christian in their previous meeting back in January, sneaking past 45-43. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Westwood Christian's BJ Kurz, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 14 rebounds. Now that he won't be playing on Monday, will it be that much easier for Corinth Christian Academy to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
