The St. George's Gryphons and the Orlando Christian Prep Warriors will round out the year against one another at at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. St. George's knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past five matches -- so hopefully Orlando Christian Prep likes a good challenge.
While St. George's didn't have the best season last year (they finished 7-15), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They took their contest on Friday with ease, bagging an 85-41 victory over Soulsville. Given the Gryphons' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 69th, while the Revolution are ranked 202nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The match pitted two dominant guards against one another in Carson Crump and JAKEEL TRUSS. Crump had a great game and went 6 for 9 from beyond the arc on his way to 26 points. Meanwhile, TRUSS did his best for the losing side, putting up 11 points and five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Orlando Christian Prep was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They took a 59-50 hit to the loss column at the hands of Eustis.
St. George's pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.4 points per game. As for Orlando Christian Prep, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 3-7.
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