Medina Christian Academy hasn't had much luck against Cornerstone Christian recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Medina Christian Academy Knights just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Cornerstone Christian Patriots at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Medina Christian Academy is headed out in good spirits considering the team just ended their winless streak on the road against East Palestine on Thursday. Medina Christian Academy greeted the New Year with with a 60-46 victory over East Palestine.
Meanwhile, Cornerstone Christian strolled past Kirby with points to spare on Saturday, taking the game 92-76. The win was all the more spectacular given the Patriots' disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 287th in Ohio, while the Cougars are ranked 113th in Tennessee).
Medina Christian Academy better keep an eye on Quinn Kwasniak. He was instrumental in Cornerstone Christian's win, shooting 9-for-17 from long range and dropping a double-double on 53 points and ten rebounds. That makes it eight consecutive games in which Kwasniak has scored at least a third of Cornerstone Christian's points. Another player making a difference was Darrien Davis, who went 9 of 12 en route to 19 points and five rebounds.
Cornerstone Christian was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in February of 2024.
The victory made it two in a row for Cornerstone Christian and bumps their season record up to 6-3. As for Medina Christian Academy, their win ended a seven-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-6.
Things could have been worse for Medina Christian Academy, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 71-56 loss to Cornerstone Christian when the teams last played back in January of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Kwasniak, who dropped a double-double on 38 points and 11 boards. Now that Medina Christian Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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