Cornerstone Christian Academy and Christ the Cornerstone Academy are an even 3-3 against one another since December of 2022, but not for long. The Cornerstone Christian Academy Cougars will challenge the Christ the Cornerstone Academy Defenders at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Cornerstone Christian Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.6 points per game this season.
It was a proper cat-fight when Cornerstone Christian Academy faced off against Mintz Christian Academy back in December of 2024. Cornerstone Christian Academy fell just short of Mintz Christian Academy by a score of 43-41. The game marked the Cougars' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Cornerstone Christian Academy's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Carter McCollum, who posted 16 points, and Jordan Lemmon, who put up 19 points. That was a full 46.3% of Cornerstone Christian Academy's points, marking the fifth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Meanwhile, Christ the Cornerstone Academy came tearing into Thursday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 38 points) and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Gators as they made off with a 50-29 victory. The Defenders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Cornerstone Christian Academy better keep an eye on Will Jackson. He was instrumental in Christ the Cornerstone Academy's win, dropping a double-double on 24 points and ten boards. The game was Jackson's fifth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Mac Hunt, who went 5 of 11 on his way to 14 points and six rebounds.
Christ the Cornerstone Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since back in January of 2024.
Christ the Cornerstone Academy's win bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Cornerstone Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 3-2.
Cornerstone Christian Academy skirted past Christ the Cornerstone Academy 42-40 when the teams last played back in February of 2024. Will Cornerstone Christian Academy repeat their success, or does Christ the Cornerstone Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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