Having just played yesterday, the Dalton Bulldogs will get right back to it and host the Cornerstone Christian Patriots at 7:00 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.
On Friday, Dalton needed a bit of extra time to put away Chippewa. In a tight contest that could have gone either way, they made off with a 68-67 victory over the Chipps.
Cornerstone Christian has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. The game between them and Mentor didn't end well, with Cornerstone Christian falling 84-66. The Patriots were down 71-46 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Dalton will need focus on slowing down Quinn Kwasniak, one of several Cornerstone Christian players who made an impact when they last played. He almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine boards. The matchup was Kwasniak's 14th in a row with at least ten points. Hudson Funk was another key player, putting up 17 points.
Dalton has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.9 points per game. As for Cornerstone Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-5.
Dalton strolled past Cornerstone Christian in their previous matchup back in January of 2024 by a score of 76-61. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Kwasniak, who posted 32 points in addition to six assists and five rebounds. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Dalton still be able to contain Kwasniak? There's only one way to find out.
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