Preview: Cornerstone Family Saints vs. University Academy Charter Gryphons
Cornerstone Family has enjoyed a two-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the University Academy Charter Gryphons at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday. Cornerstone Family has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Cornerstone Family scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Friday. Everything went their way against Heritage Christian as Cornerstone Family made off with a 55-29 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory Cornerstone Family has posted yet this season.
Lana Smittick and Kaylee Heinen were among the main playmakers for Cornerstone Family as the former dropped a double-double on 16 points and 11 rebounds and the latter dropped a double-double on 24 points and ten steals. That makes it five consecutive games in which Heinen has scored at least a third of Cornerstone Family's points. Lexi Culberth was another key contributor, scoring no points along with eight rebounds and seven steals.
Meanwhile, University Academy Charter pushed their score all the way to 66 on Thursday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 70-66 hit to the loss column at the hands of Lathrop. University Academy Charter's loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Cornerstone Family's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-2. As for University Academy Charter, their loss ended a eight-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 10-2.
