Basketball Game Preview: Abundant Life Christian Academy Knights vs. Cornerstone Christian Academy Crusaders

The Abundant Life Christian Academy Knights will venture away from home to face off against the Cornerstone Christian Academy Crusaders at 5:15 p.m. on Monday. Abundant Life Christian Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.3 points per game this season.

Back in January, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Abundant Life Christian Academy beat Fayetteville Street Christian 48-42.

Nehemias Almanza

Field Goal Percentage (Career)

01/24/25 @ Fayetteville Street Christian	50%
11/19/24 @ White Plains Christian	44%
01/19/24 @ Rockwell Christian School	40%
02/12/24 @ White Plains Christian	33%
12/05/23 @ Tabernacle Christian	30%

Abundant Life Christian Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Nehemias Almanza led the charge by going 6 of 12 en route to 15 points and four steals. The dominant performance also gave Almanza a new career-high in field goal percentage (50%). Max Capote was another key player, going 7 for 11 on his way to 15 points.

Abundant Life Christian Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with ten assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Meanwhile, after only 26 points in their last matchup, Cornerstone Christian Academy made sure to put some points up on the board against Carolina Christian on Friday. Cornerstone Christian Academy came out on top against Carolina Christian by a score of 66-57.

Cornerstone Christian Academy's win came from a few key players Abundant Life Christian Academy will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Davin Fuller, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 16 boards. Fuller is also crushing it when it comes to blocks: he's posted at least two every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Zach Montgomery, who posted 16 points in addition to five rebounds and three steals.

The victory got Abundant Life Christian Academy back to even at 2-2. As for Cornerstone Christian Academy, their record is now 4-12.

Things could have been worse for Abundant Life Christian Academy, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 54-39 loss to Cornerstone Christian Academy when the teams last played back in February of 2024. Can Abundant Life Christian Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.