St. George entered their game against Harding Academy on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The St. George's Gryphons came up short against the Harding Academy Lions, falling 51-31. The matchup marked the Gryphons' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
St. George's loss came despite strong showings from Jackson Jones and Carson Crump. Jones posted nine points and three steals, while Crump earned nine points.
Leading Harding Academy to victory were Anderson Foster and Fred Martin. Foster went 7 for 13 en route to 16 points and three steals, while Martin went 6 of 9 on his way to 15 points and four steals. Those 16 points gave Foster a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Chazaiah Curry, who had six points along with seven rebounds and five assists.
St. George's defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-5. As for Harding Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-3 record this season.
St. George's and Harding Academy should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Tennessee Rankings. St. George's will square off against First Assembly Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Friday up 235 places (107 vs. 342). St. George's will be looking to keep their eight-game home win streak alive. Similarly, Harding Academy (ranked 53rd) will meet Evangelical Christian (ranked 205th) at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. St. George's is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 61 points per game this season.
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