The Great Hearts Northern Oaks Griffins will head out on the road to face off against the Cornerstone Christian Warriors at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
On Tuesday, Great Hearts Northern Oaks came up short against San Antonio Patriots HomeSchool and fell 63-55. The Griffins have struggled against San Antonio Patriots HomeSchool recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Cornerstone Christian had already won 11 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 22.2 points) and they went ahead and made it 12 on Saturday. They claimed a resounding 73-46 win over the Rams. The Warriors have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 matchups by 22 points or more this season.
Great Hearts Northern Oaks better focus on containing Makaden Weathington and Benjamin Wagner as the pair were huge in Cornerstone Christian's win. Weathington went 7 for 10 on his way to 19 points and five rebounds, while Wagner went 8 of 10 on his way to 19 points and five rebounds. The dominant performance gave Weathington a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Harrison Miller, who posted nine points.
Cornerstone Christian was working as a unit and finished the game with 23 assists. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now racked up at least 23 assists in three consecutive contests.
Cornerstone Christian pushed their record up to 20-1 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 26 points. As for Great Hearts Northern Oaks, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-9.
Great Hearts Northern Oaks ended up a good deal behind Cornerstone Christian when the teams last played back in February of 2023, losing 73-57. Can Great Hearts Northern Oaks avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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