Basketball Recap: International Community Drops Season-High Score on Cornerstone Charter Academy

Comets

Team Score

01/31/25 vs Cornerstone Charter Academy	85
12/21/24 vs Geneva	77
12/03/24 vs Real Life Christian Academy	69
12/05/24 vs Trinity Christian Academy	62
12/16/24 @ New Dimensions	62

International Community scored the most points they've had this season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They took a 93-85 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cornerstone Charter Academy Ducks. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (56), the Comets still had to take the loss.

Despite the loss, International Community still got an impressive performance from Paxton Boaz, who went 11 for 17 on his way to 38 points in addition to seven boards and three steals. The dominant performance also gave Boaz a new career-high in blocks (three). Another player making a difference was Caleb Farrell, who went 5 of 10 en route to 17 points.

Leading Cornerstone Charter Academy to victory were Devan Domadia and Derick Augustin. Domadia went 10 for 17 on his way to 37 points along with eight rebounds and seven assists, while Augustin dropped a double-double on 38 points and 12 boards. That makes it three consecutive games in which Domadia has scored at least a third of Cornerstone Charter Academy's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Dominick Soto, who posted five points in addition to eight rebounds and three steals.

International Community has traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-14 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.0 points per game. As for Cornerstone Charter Academy, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-11.

International Community and Cornerstone Charter Academy are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. International Community will challenge Altamonte Christian at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. That match will pit two of the most dominant guards against one another: Ryan Almeda and Boaz. As for Cornerstone Charter Academy, they will square off against Ridgeview Global Studies Academy on Monday. Cornerstone Charter Academy is facing Ridgeview Global Studies Academy at the right time seeing as Ridgeview Global Studies Academy is stuck on a nine-game losing streak.