The Kinkaid Falcons and the Cornerstone Christian Warriors will face off at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Kinkaid sitting on three straight victories and Cornerstone Christian on four.
While Kinkaid didn't have the best season last year (they finished 6-26), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They were the clear victor by a 67-44 margin over Cypress Christian on Friday.
Meanwhile, Cornerstone Christian didn't have too much trouble with Fort Bend Christian Academy on Friday as they won 72-55. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 59th, while the Eagles are ranked 477th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Benjamin Wagner, who dropped a double-double on 30 points and 13 rebounds. His evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Xander Parra, who went 6 for 12 en route to 20 points plus five rebounds and three steals.
Cornerstone Christian smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since back in January.
Kinkaid is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.0 points per game. As for Cornerstone Christian, their win bumped their record up to 12-1.
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