Athenian lost against Cornerstone Christian back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Athenian Owls took a 58-46 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cornerstone Christian Cougars. While losing is never fun, the Owls can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 627th, while the Cougars are ranked 154th).
Athenian's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Dario Beltramo, who posted 17 points. Beltramo continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Teni Salako was another key player, putting up 14 points.
Cornerstone Christian's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Benjamin Lukacs led the charge by posting 12 points. The team also got some help courtesy of TS Drayden, who earned six points and three steals.
Athenian dropped their record down to 9-10 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Cornerstone Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-3 record this season.
Athenian wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 52-36 loss against International on the 1st. As for Cornerstone Christian, they will welcome St. Joseph Notre Dame at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Cornerstone Christian's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 16 contests.
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