The Cornerstone Christian Cougars will head out on the road to square off against the Head-Royce Jayhawks at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Cornerstone Christian is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their game on Thursday with ease, bagging a 65-19 win over Bentley. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 411th, while the Phoenix are ranked 964th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Head-Royce came tearing into Thursday's contest with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 18 points) and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Cougars with a sharp 60-36 victory. The Jayhawks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matches by 20 points or more this season.
Head-Royce's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-2. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.4 points per game. As for Cornerstone Christian, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-7 record this season.
Cornerstone Christian was taken down by Head-Royce 55-21 in their previous matchup back in December of 2017. Can Cornerstone Christian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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