The Cornerstone Christian Cougars will face off against the St. Joseph Notre Dame Pilots at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Cornerstone Christian knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 16 matches -- so hopefully St. Joseph Notre Dame likes a good challenge.
Last Thursday, Cornerstone Christian earned a 58-46 victory over Athenian. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 157th, while the Owls are ranked 579th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Cornerstone Christian's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Benjamin Lukacs, who posted 12 points. The team also got some help courtesy of TS Drayden, who earned six points and three steals.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph Notre Dame unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of Head-Royce by a score of 70-67. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (57), the Pilots still had to take the loss.
Cornerstone Christian's win was their 26th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 21-3. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 77.8 points per game. As for St. Joseph Notre Dame, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-8.
Cornerstone Christian was able to grind out a solid victory over St. Joseph Notre Dame in their previous meeting two weeks ago, winning 70-58. Will Cornerstone Christian repeat their success, or does St. Joseph Notre Dame have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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