The Harding Skippers entered their tilt with the Cornerstone Christian Patriots with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Harding sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 77-74 win over Cornerstone Christian on Thursday. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Trystun Doeing continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 9 for 11 from beyond the arc en route to 32 points and 1 assist. As a matter of fact, that's the most points he has scored all season. Jan Castellano was another key contributor, scoring 13 points along with three steals.
When it comes to explaining why Cornerstone Christian lost, one person who can't be blamed is Quinn Kwasniak. Despite the final result, he scored 32 points along with six assists and six rebounds. That was a full 43.2% of Cornerstone Christian's points, marking the seventh time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Hudson Funk, who scored 14 points along with three steals.
Harding has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. As for Cornerstone Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-10.
Harding has the luxury of staying home another game and will welcome Oberlin at 7:00 p.m. on February 27th. Averaging 71.14 points so far this season, Harding's high-powered offense has been in full-swing lately, so Oberlin better be ready for a challenge. Cornerstone Christian is on the road again on Tuesday and plays David Anderson at 7:00 p.m. on February 27th. One thing working in Cornerstone Christian's favor is that they have posted big point totals every time they've taken the court this season.
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