If Christ the Cornerstone Academy was riding high fresh off their 40-14 takedown of Antioch Christian Academy two weeks ago, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Defenders took a 44-35 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mullins Marion Christian Cavaliers on Monday. The Defenders have struggled against the Cavaliers recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Christ the Cornerstone Academy lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Finley Smith, who posted 17 points. That was a full 48.6% of Christ the Cornerstone Academy's points, marking the third time in a row Smith has put up more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Caynon Haywood, who earned eight points and six boards.
Having lost for the first time this season, Christ the Cornerstone Academy fell to 2-1.
Coming up, Christ the Cornerstone Academy will be playing at home against Sandhills Classical Christian at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Mullins Marion Christian will be paying especially close attention to the Defenders' game: after the Defenders face off against the Lions, they'll take on Mullins Marion Christian again at 6:45 p.m. on January 16, 2026.
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