Preview: Valley Christian Lions vs. Cornerstone Christian Cougars
The Valley Christian Lions will head out on the road to challenge the Cornerstone Christian Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the pair will really light up the scoreboard.
It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Valley Christian can now relate to. They took a 91-77 bruising from the Knights on Friday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (71), Valley Christian still had to take the loss.
Despite the defeat, Valley Christian had strong showings from Malachi Urena, who dropped a double-double on 27 points and ten rebounds, and Chase Clary, who scored 23 points along with seven rebounds and six assists. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Urena has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Ian Glaspy, who scored nine points along with eight assists and three steals.
Meanwhile, Cornerstone Christian had already won 16 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 37.5 points), and they went ahead and made it 17 on Saturday. They enjoyed a cozy 74-57 victory over South Fork.
Cornerstone Christian's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Benjamin Lukacs, who scored 22 points. Lukacs is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 18 or more in the last three games he's played. AJ McCoy was another key contributor, scoring 17 points.
Valley Christian's loss dropped their record down to 19-11. As for Cornerstone Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won 19 of their last 20 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 25-6 record this season.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as both teams are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Valley Christian hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 69.3 points per game. However, it's not like Cornerstone Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 73.5 points per game. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.
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