On Friday, the St. George's Gryphons came up short against the Trinity Christian Academy Lions and fell 49-41. While losing is never fun, the Gryphons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 98th, while the Lions are ranked 31st).
Carson Crump
| 02/21/25 vs Trinity Christian Academy | 19 |
| 02/18/25 vs Tipton-Rosemark Academy | 20 |
| 02/11/25 vs Lausanne Collegiate | 25 |
| 02/07/25 vs First Assembly Christian | 16 |
Carson Crump and Ontarious Odom certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Crump posted 19 points and eight rebounds, while Odom scored eight points. The game was Crump's fourth in a row with at least 16 points. Amir Wilson also deserves some recognition as he posted his first block of the season.
Trinity Christian Academy's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Brayden Waller, who went 6-for-9 en route to 15 points and six steals. Waller is also on a roll when it comes to shooting accuracy, as he's posted one of at least 50% in the last eight games he's played. Another player making a difference was Kaleb Williams, who earned 15 points and three steals.
St. George's loss dropped their record down to 17-6. As for Trinity Christian Academy, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 22-9.
Coming up, St. George's won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Evangelical Christian at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. Evangelical Christian has been dominant on offense recently, having racked up an incredible 211 points over their last three contests. Trinity Christian Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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