Cornerstone Charter Academy has been on the road for two straight, but on Wednesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Lyman Greyhounds at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Cornerstone Charter Academy suffered their biggest defeat yet this season on Saturday. They were dealt a 79-43 loss at the hands of Lighthouse Private Christian Academy. Cornerstone Charter Academy was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 37-16.
Jayden Lebron put forth a good effort for the losing side as he scored 26 points. That was a full 60.5% of Cornerstone Charter Academy's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Derick Augustin, who scored six points.
Meanwhile, Lyman's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Monday after their sixth straight loss. They ended up on the wrong side of a rough 60-40 walloping at the hands of Winter Park. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Lyman in their matchups with Winter Park: they've now lost four in a row.
Despite the loss, Lyman had strong showings from Davion Jones, who scored 11 points along with two steals, and Jayden Heller, who scored four points along with two steals. That's the first time this season that Heller grabbed two or more steals.
Even though they lost, Lyman smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. This was only their 12th loss (out of 16 games) when they hit their own glass that hard.
Cornerstone Charter Academy's loss dropped their record down to 14-6. As for Lyman, they have traveled a rocky road recently, as they've lost eight of their last nine matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-15 record this season.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Cornerstone Charter Academy have been smashing the glass this season, having only averaged 32.6 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Lyman struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 31.4 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Cornerstone Charter Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over Lyman in their previous matchup on January 8th, winning 63-55. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Lyman's Jamarius Joyner, who scored 12 points along with five rebounds. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Cornerstone Charter Academy still be able to contain him? There's only one way to find out.
