Grace Christian is 0-4 against Cornerstone Christian Academy since November of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Grace Christian Wildcats will head out on the road to square off against the Cornerstone Christian Academy Cougars at 5:30 p.m. Grace Christian will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in their respective state's rankings (they are ranked 567th in South Carolina, while Cornerstone Christian Academy is ranked 229th in North Carolina).
Last Friday, Grace Christian was beaten by Mintz Christian Academy 75-45.
Meanwhile, Cornerstone Christian Academy had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 33.5 points), and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. They came out on top against Christ the Cornerstone Academy by a score of 49-39.
Cornerstone Christian Academy's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jordan Lemmon, who scored 11 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Joseph Erby, who scored ten points.
Grace Christian's loss dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Cornerstone Christian Academy, they pushed their record up to 9-2 with that win, which was their tenth straight at home.
Grace Christian suffered a grim 57-37 defeat to Cornerstone Christian Academy when the teams last played back in November of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Cornerstone Christian Academy's Joseph Lemmon, who scored 27 points. Now that Grace Christian knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
