Bentley lost against Cornerstone Christian on January 9th and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Bentley Phoenix took a 57-45 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cornerstone Christian Cougars. While losing is never fun, the Phoenix can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 734th, while the Cougars are ranked 159th).
Cornerstone Christian can attribute much of their success to Haikeem Shaw, who posted 11 points along with six boards and four blocks. Those 11 points gave Shaw a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryan Seto, who earned nine points.
Bentley has traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-12 record this season. As for Cornerstone Christian, they pushed their record up to 19-3 with the victory, which was their 24th straight at home dating back to last season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Bentley will square off against St. Joseph Notre Dame at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Joseph Notre Dame knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past nine matches -- so hopefully Bentley likes a good challenge. As for Cornerstone Christian, they will face off against Head-Royce at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Cornerstone Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 63.4 points per game this season.
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