Basketball Game Preview: College Prep & Leadership Academy Royals vs. Cornerstone Charter Cardinals

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Previous 3 Games

01/07/25 - Home	73-32 W
02/09/24 - Home	87-20 W
01/10/24 - Away	75-28 W

College Prep & Leadership Academy has gone 3-0 against Cornerstone Charter recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The College Prep & Leadership Academy Royals just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Cornerstone Charter Cardinals at 5:30 p.m. College Prep & Leadership Academy knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past nine games -- so hopefully Cornerstone Charter likes a good challenge.

College Prep & Leadership Academy will head into Thursday's matchup on the come-up: they were handed a heart-breaking three-point loss in their last contest, but they sure didn't let that happen against Leadership Academy on Thursday. College Prep & Leadership Academy simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Leadership Academy 77-48. The Royals have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine games by 21 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Cornerstone Charter). They walked away with a 71-63 win over Phoenix Academy on Tuesday.

Cornerstone Charter's win came from a few key players College Prep & Leadership Academy will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Charles Walker, who went 7 of 16 on his way to 20 points in addition to eight boards and five blocks. He has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last four times he's played. Spencer Knight was another key player, dropping a double-double on 14 points and 20 rebounds.

Cornerstone Charter smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 23 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in eight consecutive matchups.

Cornerstone Charter is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-9 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.8 points per game. As for College Prep & Leadership Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 17-4.

Everything came up roses for College Prep & Leadership Academy against Cornerstone Charter in their previous meeting back in January, as the squad secured a 73-32 win. In that game, College Prep & Leadership Academy amassed a halftime lead of 35-13, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.