Cherokee Christian and Cornerstone Prep Academy are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. The Cherokee Christian Warriors just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face Cornerstone Prep Academy at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Cherokee Christian is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.
Cherokee Christian came up into this matchup off a tough 20-point loss on Monday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Unity Christian by a score of 68-65 on Thursday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Monday (60), the Warriors still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, Cornerstone Prep Academy blew past Hearts Academy, posting a 91-29 win. 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.
Cherokee Christian better focus on containing Carson Hicks and Seth Bledsoe as the pair were huge in Cornerstone Prep Academy's win. Hicks almost dropped a double-double on 34 points and nine boards, while Bledsoe went 6 of 8 on his way to 16 points and three steals. The dominant performance gave Hicks a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Owen Dichiara, who posted five points and five assists.
Cornerstone Prep Academy has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, 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 Cherokee Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-12.
Cherokee Christian couldn't quite finish off Cornerstone Prep Academy in their previous matchup back in December of 2024 and fell 69-66. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bledsoe, who dropped a double-double on 33 points and 14 rebounds. Now that Cherokee Christian knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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