Basketball Recap: Covenant Classical Sets Scoring Season-High Against Cornerstone Christian Academy

Warriors

Team Score

01/30/25 @ Cornerstone Christian Academy	62
12/06/24 vs Cornerstone Christian Academy	58
11/19/24 @ UR Academy	55
12/09/24 vs Carolina Christian	52
01/24/25 vs North Hills Christian	47

Covenant Classical scored the most points they've had this season on Thursday, but it wasn't enough. They fell to the Cornerstone Christian Academy Crusaders 67-62. The Warriors were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Crusaders earlier this season, when they won 58-36.

When it comes to explaining why Covenant Classical lost, don't look at Thomas Way. Despite the final result, he posted 20 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ian Lejeune, who scored 12 points.

Cornerstone Christian Academy's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Zach Montgomery, who earned 22 points and seven boards. With that strong performance, Montgomery is now averaging an impressive 15.3 points per game. Another player making a difference was Kevin Mercedes, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten rebounds.

Covenant Classical's loss was their seventh straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 3-9. As for Cornerstone Christian Academy, their victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-6 and their overall record up to 3-10.

Covenant Classical has already played their next contest (against Liberty Preparatory Christian Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Cornerstone Christian Academy didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 51-39 defeat against Rockwell Christian School on the 31st.