Having just played yesterday, the Christ the Cornerstone Academy Defenders will head out on the road to face off against the Cornerstone Christian Academy Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Christ the Cornerstone Academy will be looking to extend their current eight-game winning streak.
On Monday, Christ the Cornerstone Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over Liberty Christian Academy, taking the game 52-39. 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.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Cornerstone Christian Academy). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Grace Christian 66-35. The Cougars pushed the score to 51-21 by the end of the third, a deficit the Wildcats had little chance of recovering from.
Christ the Cornerstone Academy better focus on containing Carter McCollum and Jordan Lemmon as the pair were huge in Cornerstone Christian Academy's win. McCollum posted 21 points, while Lemmon 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.
Christ the Cornerstone Academy's win was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-1. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 27 points. As for Cornerstone Christian Academy, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season.
Christ the Cornerstone Academy took their victory against Cornerstone Christian Academy when the teams last played back in January by a conclusive 61-36. The rematch might be a little tougher for Christ the Cornerstone Academy since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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