Basketball Game Preview: Cornerstone Christian Academy Cougars vs. Christ the Cornerstone Academy Defenders

The Cornerstone Christian Academy Cougars will challenge the Christ the Cornerstone Academy Defenders at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Cornerstone Christian Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.2 points per game this season.

Cornerstone Christian Academy will head into Friday's matchup on the come-up: they were handed a heart-breaking two-point loss in their last game, but they sure didn't let that happen against Grace Christian on Friday. Cornerstone Christian Academy took their contest with ease, bagging a 66-35 victory over Grace Christian. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Cougars had established a 30 point advantage.

Cornerstone Christian Academy's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Carter McCollum, who posted 21 points, and Jordan Lemmon, who had 20 points. McCollum's evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Josiah Erby, who earned eight points.

Meanwhile, Christ the Cornerstone Academy entered their tilt with Liberty Christian Academy on Monday with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. They walked away with a 52-39 win over the Knights. Given the Defenders' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 197th, while the Knights are ranked 576th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Cornerstone Christian Academy is also on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.3 points per game. As for Christ the Cornerstone Academy, they pushed their record up to 11-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.

Cornerstone Christian Academy suffered a grim 61-36 defeat to Christ the Cornerstone Academy in their previous matchup back in January. Will Cornerstone Christian Academy have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.