A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Trinity Christian Lions challenge the Fayette County Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday... Trinity Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.8 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Trinity Christian didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Mary Persons, but they still walked away with a 49-44 win. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 166th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 374th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Elyse Norris
| 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 contest 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.
Meanwhile, Fayette County entered their tilt with Upson-Lee on Monday with 12 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 13. They strolled past the Knights with points to spare, taking the game 50-34.
Fayette County pushed their record up to 17-4 with the victory, which was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.1 points per game. As for Trinity Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season.
Trinity Christian was taken down by Fayette County 80-44 in their previous meeting back in January. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Trinity Christian was down 48-25.
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