The Cornerstone Christian Cougars will play host again and welcome the Valley Christian Lions, where tip off is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Cornerstone Christian knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past 17 contests -- so hopefully Valley Christian likes a good challenge.
Cornerstone Christian extended their postseason success on Saturday against South Fork. They took down the Cubs 74-57. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Cornerstone Christian got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Benjamin Lukacs out in front who scored 22 points. Lukacs hasn't dropped below 18 points for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of AJ McCoy, who scored 17 points.
Meanwhile, Valley Christian pushed their score all the way to 77 on Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They lost to Stone Ridge Christian on the road by a decisive 91-77 margin. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (71), Valley Christian still had to take the loss.
Loss or not, Valley Christian got some senior leadership from Malachi Urena and Chase Clary. Urena dropped a double-double on 27 points and ten rebounds, while Clary. scored 23 points along with seven rebounds and six assists. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Urena has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Ian Glaspy, who scored nine points along with eight assists and three steals.
Cornerstone Christian pushed their record up to 25-6 with that win, which was their 17th straight at home. They've been dominating during the matches in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 36.3 points. As for Valley Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 19-11.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as Cornerstone Christian and Valley Christian are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Cornerstone Christian hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 73.5 points per game. However, it's not like Valley Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 69.3 points per game. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.
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