The Cornerstone Academy Cougars and the Riverside Christian Wranglers will face off at 7:30 p.m. on December 18th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Cornerstone Academy is still on the hunt for that elusive first 'W'.
Last Tuesday, Cornerstone Academy came up short against Ocala Christian and fell 49-36.
Cornerstone Academy's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Alexi Xajl-melendez, who scored 12 points, and Josiah Espy who scored 11 points. Espy scored a full 30.6% of Cornerstone Academy's points, the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Zachary Medved was another key contributor, scoring six points.
Meanwhile, even though Meadowbrook Academy scored an imposing 57 points on Friday, Riverside Christian still came out on top. Riverside Christian snuck past Meadowbrook Academy with a 61-57 victory.
Riverside Christian relied on the efforts of Kyle Spratlin, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 13 rebounds, and Willie Clines, who scored 20 points along with seven rebounds. Those 13 rebounds set a new season-high mark for him. Another player making a difference was Jabe Taylor, who scored nine points along with six rebounds.
Cornerstone Academy bumped their record down to 0-4 with that defeat, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Riverside Christian, their win bumped their record up to 4-6-1.
Cornerstone Academy came up short against Riverside Christian in their previous matchup back in January, falling 31-27. Can Cornerstone Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
