This season hasn't been kind to the Trinity Christian School of Griffin LIONS, who are still winless after their sixth game. They fell to Lafayette Christian 54-49. Trinity Christian School of Griffin lost against Lafayette Christian in their previous head to head on Friday, too, but the margin this time around was much wider than the 34-33 score last time.
When it comes to explaining why Trinity Christian School of Griffin lost on Monday, one person who can't be blamed is Chloe Thompson. Despite the final result, she scored 21 points along with five rebounds. Those 21 points set a new season-high mark for Thompson. Another player making a difference was McKinleigh Norwood, who scored eight points along with seven assists and four steals.
Even though they lost, Trinity Christian School of Griffin were working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Carmen Bridges continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Lafayette Christian, dropping a double-double on 34 points and 13 rebounds. The match was Bridges' seventh in a row with at least ten points. Reagan Bryant was another key contributor, scoring nine points along with five rebounds.
Trinity Christian School of Griffin's loss was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which bumped their record down to 0-6. As for Lafayette Christian, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 3-4 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Trinity Christian School of Griffin will challenge Flint River Academy at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Flint River Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 31 on Monday. Lafayette Christian will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Strong Rock Christian at 4:00 p.m. on January 2, 2024.
