Basketball Game Preview: Cornerstone Charter Cardinals vs. Clover Garden School Grizzlies

Cornerstone Charter is 9-1 against Clover Garden School since February of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Cardinals will welcome the Grizzlies at 7:00 p.m. Cornerstone Charter is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.7 points per game this season.

Cornerstone Charter is likely headed into the game with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Chatham Charter on Wednesday. The Cardinals were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 57-56 to the Knights. The Cardinals' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.

Jackson Shaffrey

Field Goal Percentage

12/03/25 @ Chatham Charter	73%
12/02/25 vs Central Carolina Academy	23%
11/21/25 @ Clover Garden School	11%
11/19/25 vs River Mill	47%
11/18/25 vs Chatham Charter	67%
+ 1 more games

Despite the loss, Cornerstone Charter had strong showings from Jackson Shaffrey, who dropped a double-double with 22 points and ten boards, and Lake Bristol, who went 6-for-10 en route to 22 points and five rebounds. Thanks to that strong game, Shaffrey now owns an excellent 46.4% shooting accuracy.

Meanwhile, Clover Garden School played a tough contest on Wednesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They lost 73-48 to Bethany Community. The Grizzlies were down 56-36 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.

Clover Garden School's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Cornerstone Charter, their loss dropped their record down to 4-2.

Cornerstone Charter didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Clover Garden School when the teams last played two weeks ago, but they still walked away with a 49-44 win. Will the Cardinals repeat their success, or do the Grizzlies have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.