After a string of three wins, the Trinity Christian Lions's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell 59-52 to Fayette County. The contest was a 23-23 toss-up at halftime, but Trinity Christian couldn't quite close it out.
When it comes to explaining why Trinity Christian lost, one person who can't be blamed is Gabbie Grooms. Despite the final result, she scored 26 points along with five rebounds. Grooms hasn't dropped below 16 points for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Kyva Holloway, who scored nine points.
Trinity Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 14-7. As for Fayette County, they pushed their record up to 17-3 with that victory, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season.
Trinity Christian will take on the Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Whitewater has now lost ten straight, and the team is hunting for their first win since December 9. As for Fayette County, they will head out on the road to challenge the Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Troup County will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Georgia Rankings (they are ranked 330th, while the Tigers are ranked 69th).
