The St. Joseph Notre Dame Pilots will head out to face off against the Cornerstone Christian Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in St. Joseph Notre Dame's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 11 matchups.
St. Joseph Notre Dame is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Head-Royce just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of the Jayhawks 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.
Meanwhile, Cornerstone Christian came tearing into Thursday's game with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14.5 points) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Owls by a score of 58-46. 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 came from a few key players St. Joseph Notre Dame will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Benjamin Lukacs, who posted 12 points. TS Drayden was another key player, putting up six points and three steals.
Cornerstone Christian pushed their record up to 21-3 with the victory, which was their 26th straight at home dating back to last season. 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 loss dropped their record down to 16-8.
St. Joseph Notre Dame came up short against Cornerstone Christian in their previous meeting two weeks ago, falling 70-58. Can St. Joseph Notre Dame avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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