Two dominant guards in Mecca Alexander and Laila Florvilus are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Cornerstone Christian Cougars will head out on the road to challenge the St. Bernard's Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Cornerstone Christian walked away with it. They blew past the Eagles 78-32 at home on Friday. Winning may never get old, but Cornerstone Christian sure is getting used to it with their tenth in a row.
Meanwhile, St. Bernard's made easy work of Ferndale on Friday and carried off a 64-41 victory. Given St. Bernard's advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 89th, while Ferndale is ranked 335th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Florvilus was her usual excellent self, scoring 34 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points she has scored all season. Samantha Sundberg was another key contributor, scoring ten points.
Cornerstone Christian's victory was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 24-6. They've been dominating during the games in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 44.2 points. As for St. Bernard's, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 18 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 25-4 record this season.
Cornerstone Christian was dealt a bruising 85-41 defeat at the hands of St. Bernard's in their previous matchup back in March of 2015. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Cornerstone Christian was down 57-24.
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