Basketball Game Preview: Cornerstone Prep Academy vs. Johnson Ferry Christian Academy Saints

Cornerstone Prep Academy and Johnson Ferry Christian Academy are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2021, but not for long. Cornerstone Prep Academy will be playing at home against the Johnson Ferry Christian Academy Saints at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Cornerstone Prep Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 71.9 points per game this season.

Last Friday, Cornerstone Prep Academy was fully in charge, breezing past Hearts Academy 91-29. Cornerstone Prep Academy has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight contests by 27 points or more this season.

Cornerstone Prep Academy can attribute much of their success to Carson Hicks, who almost dropped a double-double on 34 points and nine rebounds, and Seth Bledsoe, who went 6 for 8 en route to 16 points and three steals. The game was Bledsoe's third in a row with at least ten points. Owen Dichiara was another key player, putting up five points and five assists.

Johnson Ferry Christian Academy has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They lost 74-53 to The King's Academy on Monday.

Cornerstone Prep Academy is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 9-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 74.7 points per game. As for Johnson Ferry Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 12-7.

Cornerstone Prep Academy couldn't quite finish off Johnson Ferry Christian Academy in their previous matchup back in November of 2024 and fell 68-66. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Johnson Ferry Christian Academy's Trent Witte, who went 6 of 11 from beyond the arc on his way to 19 points and five boards. Now that Cornerstone Prep Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.