The Cornerstone Christian Cougars have been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They lost to Pleasant Valley on the road by a decisive 62-46 margin on Monday.
When it comes to explaining why Cornerstone Christian lost, one person who can't be blamed is Mecca Alexander. Despite the final result, she scored 22 points. That was a full 47.8% of Cornerstone Christian's points, marking the fifth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaylie Bertand, who scored seven points.
Cornerstone Christian struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only an offensive rebound. That's the fewest offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Cornerstone Christian's loss dropped their record down to 12-5. As for Pleasant Valley, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 14-6.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Cornerstone Christian will take on Contra Costa Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Contra Costa Christian will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak. As for Pleasant Valley, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Shasta at 7:30 p.m. Shasta will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps California Rankings (they are ranked 237th, while Pleasant Valley is ranked 51st).
