After flying high against Northpoint Christian last Tuesday, St. George came back down to earth. The St. George's Gryphons took a 67-52 bruising from the Harding Academy Lions on Friday. The loss continues a trend for the Gryphons in their matchups with the Lions: they've now lost three in a row.
St. George's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Jackson Jones, who posted 16 points, and Carson Crump, who scored 16 points and six boards. Crump also put up a block, which washis first of the season.
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Even though they lost, St. George's smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive boards in three consecutive games.
Harding Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Chazaiah Curry led the charge by almost dropping a double-double on 23 points and nine rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Curry has scored at least a third of Harding Academy's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Fred Martin, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 11 boards.
St. George's loss dropped their record down to 9-4. As for Harding Academy, their win was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-3.
Coincidentally, both will both be playing Evangelical Christian the next time they take the court. St. George's will host Evangelical Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, while Harding Academy will host them at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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