The Cornerstone Christian Eagles came tearing into Monday's game with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23 points) and they left with even more momentum. They took down Rocket City 56-41. That's another feather in the cap for Cornerstone Christian, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Cornerstone Christian found their leader in underclassman Tamia Ballard, who scored 15 points along with five rebounds. Ballard has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last five times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Evie Reed, who scored nine points along with three steals.
Cornerstone Christian's victory was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-2. They've been dominating during the matches in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 26.36 points. As for Rocket City, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-3.
Cornerstone Christian will head out on the road to face off against Tabernacle at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Rocket City, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Evangel Christian at 6:30 p.m.
