Basketball Preview: Piedmont Classical Bobcats vs. Cornerstone Charter Cardinals
After both having extra time off, the Piedmont Classical Bobcats and the Cornerstone Charter Cardinals will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Piedmont Classical focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 20 last Tuesday.
After dropping their season opener at home, Cornerstone Charter is headed out to face a Bobcats team ready to give their home crowd a win. Piedmont Classical had to suffer through a 76-41 loss at the hands of Ben L. Smith. The Bobcats haven't had much luck with the Golden Eagles recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Loss or not, Piedmont Classical got some senior leadership from Ge'Kayla Goins and Keniya Waring. Goins had 24 points along with three steals, while Waring had six points in addition to 13 rebounds.
Meanwhile, Cornerstone Charter didn't have quite enough to beat Clover Garden School last Friday and fell 38-36. The Cardinals have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Cornerstone Charter's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Evelyn Croatt, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 15 rebounds, and Kamryn Stephens, who posted six points along with eight rebounds.
Even though they lost, Cornerstone Charter smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in three consecutive matches.
Everything came up roses for Piedmont Classical against Cornerstone Charter in their previous meeting back in January, as the squad secured a 58-31 victory. Does Piedmont Classical have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cornerstone Charter turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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