Cornerstone Christian Academy is on a nine-game streak of home wins, while Christ the Cornerstone Academy is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Cornerstone Christian Academy Cougars will take on the Christ the Cornerstone Academy Defenders at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Cornerstone Christian Academy posted their biggest win yet this season on Thursday. They really took it to Liberty Christian Academy for the full four quarters, racking up a 67-33 win on the road. Given Cornerstone Christian Academy's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 258th, while Liberty Christian Academy is ranked 642nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Joseph Lemmon was his usual excellent self, scoring 35 points. That makes it four consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Cornerstone Christian Academy's points. Another player making a difference was Jaylen Bennett, who scored 16 points.
Meanwhile, Christ the Cornerstone Academy was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Liberty Christian Academy 57-30 on the road. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 37-15.
Cornerstone Christian Academy's win bumped their record up to 8-2. As for Christ the Cornerstone Academy, their win bumped their record up to 10-3.
Cornerstone Christian Academy lost to Christ the Cornerstone Academy at home by a decisive 68-54 margin in their previous matchup back in December of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Christ the Cornerstone Academy's WILL JACKSON, who scored 25 points along with seven rebounds and two blocks. Now that Cornerstone Christian Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
