Winning is just a little bit easier when you work as a team to rack up 13 more assists than your opponent, a fact Cornerstone Christian Academy proved on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 53-30 margin over Banff. Cornerstone Christian Academy pushed the score to 42-17 by the end of the third, a deficit Banff cut but never quite recovered from.
Leading Cornerstone Christian Academy to victory were Luke Freund and Josh Kitts. Freund dropped a triple-double on ten points, 11 rebounds, and ten assists, while Kitts scored 19 points along with seven rebounds and five assists. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Kitts has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Mark Konderla, who scored six points along with three steals.
Banff's loss came despite strong showings from Jaden Oriadetu and Martin Cook. Oriadetu scored 17 points along with eight rebounds and four blocks, while Cook almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 12 rebounds. Cook is crushing the rebound category: he's posted at least nine every time he's taken the court this season.
Cornerstone Christian Academy is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-13 record this season. As for Banff, they dropped their record down to 5-20 with that defeat, which was their tenth straight at home.
Cornerstone Christian Academy is on the road again on Thursday and plays Sunnybrook Christian at 10:00 a.m. on February 22nd. Sunnybrook Christian will roll in looking for their 21st straight victory, something Cornerstone Christian Academy surely won't give up without a fight. As for Banff, they won't have much time to rest: their next match is against School of the Woods at 6:00 p.m. on February 17th. Hopefully School of the Woods focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 11 last Tuesday.
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