Basketball Recap: Elyse Norris Leads a Balanced Attack to Beat Mary Persons

Trinity Christian won the last time they faced Mary Persons and things went their way on Friday too. The Trinity Christian Lions snuck past the Mary Persons Bulldogs with a 49-44 victory. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 167th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 373rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Elyse Norris

Points

01/31/25 vs Mary Persons	15
01/30/25 vs Troup County	20
01/28/25 vs Sandy Creek	15

Trinity Christian's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Elyse Norris, who went 6 for 15 on her way to 15 points and three steals. The game was Norris' third in a row with at least ten points. Madison Bennett was another key player, going 5 of 9 en route to 11 points.

Trinity Christian has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season. As for Mary Persons, they have also been struggling recently as they've lost ten of their last 12 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-15 record this season.

A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Trinity Christian Lions face off against the Fayette County Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Mary Persons, they will challenge Upson-Lee at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.