Mintz Christian Academy and Cornerstone Christian Academy are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Mintz Christian Academy Lions face off against the Cornerstone Christian Academy Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Mintz Christian Academy will be strutting in after a victory while Cornerstone Christian Academy will be coming in after a loss.
Mintz Christian Academy will head into Thursday's game on the come-up: they were handed a 42-point defeat in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Sandhills Classical Christian, sneaking past 40-38.
Meanwhile, Cornerstone Christian Academy played a tough match on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They had to suffer through a 74-42 loss at the hands of Christ the Cornerstone Academy. The Cougars were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 43-17.
Mintz Christian Academy will have to keep a close watch on Jordan Lemmon and Isaac Tadlock, a pair of players who had a big impact on Cornerstone Christian Academy's prior game. Lemmon posted 21 points, while Tadlock scored 13 points.
Mintz Christian Academy has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.2 points per game. As for Cornerstone Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 6-5.
Mintz Christian Academy skirted past Cornerstone Christian Academy 43-41 when the teams last played back in December of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mintz Christian Academy since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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