The St. George's Gryphons's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Monday after their third straight loss. They took a 56-38 bruising from First Assembly Christian. St. George's has not had much luck with First Assembly Christian recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
St. George's lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Amir Wilson, who scored 19 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Wilson has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Silas Jones, who scored nine points along with five rebounds.
St. George's has been struggling recently, as they've lost seven of their last eight contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-9 record this season. As for First Assembly Christian, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 15-3.
St. George's won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Evangelical Christian at 7:30 p.m. on January 23rd. Evangelical Christian has insisted on making their lastthree contests complete nail-biters, turning in a record of 2-1 during that stretch of close contests. First Assembly Christian won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Lausanne Collegiate at 7:30 p.m. on January 23rd. Lausanne Collegiate will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Tennessee Rankings (they are ranked 160th, while First Assembly Christian is ranked fifth).
