The Cloudland Highlanders came up short against the Cornerstone Christian Academy Lions on Thursday and fell 54-42. While losing is never fun, the Highlanders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 333rd in Tennessee, while the Lions are ranked 43rd in Virginia).
Cornerstone Christian Academy's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Drew Roop, who posted 18 points and six steals. Roop has been hot recently, having posted 16 or more points the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Austin Amburgey, who shot 50% from the field en route to 14 points and six boards.
Cloudland's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Cornerstone Christian Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Cloudland and Happy Valley will compete for holiday cheer at 6:30 a.m. on Monday. As for Cornerstone Christian Academy, they won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Northwood at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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