The NELA Christian Homeschool Flame will head out on the road to take on the Cornerstone Christian Academy Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. NELA Christian Homeschool's defense has only allowed 25.3 points per game this season, so Cornerstone Christian Academy's offense will have their work cut out for them.
NELA Christian Homeschool is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup last Friday. They secured a 34-30 W over Alexandria Homeschool Arts & Athletics. Given the Flame's advantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 84th, while the Storm are ranked 254th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Cornerstone Christian Academy, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They blew past Varsity Opponent 41-11 on Friday. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 32-2.
NELA Christian Homeschool better focus on containing Kynnedy Newton and Caroline Newton as the pair were huge in Cornerstone Christian Academy's win. Kynnedy dropped a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds, while Caroline posted 17 points and four steals. Kynnedy is on a roll when it comes to boards, as she's now pulled down ten or more in each of the last nine games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Claire Newton, who earned no points and seven steals.
Cornerstone Christian Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in four consecutive contests.
Cornerstone Christian Academy picked up their first home victory, bumping their record up to 2-8. As for NELA Christian Homeschool, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 18-1.
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