Basketball Recap: Emmanuel Christian Drops Highest Score of Season Against Cornerstone Baptist Academy

Eagles

Team Score (Highest)

02/04/25 vs Cornerstone Baptist Academy	77
02/01/25 vs Factoryville Christian	62
11/12/24 vs White's	61
01/24/25 vs Fishers Christian Academy	60
01/21/25 @ St. Sebastian's Soldiers HomeSchool	59

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Emmanuel Christian). They breezed by the Cornerstone Baptist Academy Eagles to the tune of 77-33 on Tuesday. Winning may never get old, but Emmanuel Christian sure is getting used to it with their seventh in a row.

Emmanuel Christian's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was AJ Kirtlan, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and 21 boards. With that strong performance, Kirtlan is now averaging an impressive 8.6 rebounds per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Zion McKnight, who posted 15 points and six steals.

Emmanuel Christian pushed their record up to 14-3 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.3 points over those games. As for Cornerstone Baptist Academy, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-6.

Emmanuel Christian has already played their next game, a 77-59 win against Legacy Christian Academy on the 7th. Cornerstone Baptist Academy will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Bible Baptist on February 20th.