Basketball Game Preview: Winston-Salem Prep Phoenix vs. Cornerstone Charter Cardinals

Winston-Salem Prep has gone 6-1 against Cornerstone Charter recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Winston-Salem Prep Phoenix will take on the Cornerstone Charter Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. Winston-Salem Prep is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 71 points per game this season.

Winston-Salem Prep is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering College Prep & Leadership Academy just ended the team's eight-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of the Royals by a score of 47-45. The match marked the Phoenix's lowest-scoring contest so far this season.

Winston-Salem Prep might have lost, but man, Ahmir Wiggins was a machine: he posted 19 points. Wiggins' evening made it five games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Hahsasah Simmons, who put up eight points.

Meanwhile, Cornerstone Charter was beaten by College Prep & Leadership Academy 73-32 on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 382nd, while the Royals are ranked 118th).

Cornerstone Charter's defeat dropped their record down to 8-5. As for Winston-Salem Prep, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 8-1.

Winston-Salem Prep was able to grind out a solid win over Cornerstone Charter when the teams last played back in February of 2024, winning 60-49. Does Winston-Salem Prep have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cornerstone Charter turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.