Trinity Christian School of Griffin is 0-5 against Central Christian since November of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Trinity Christian School of Griffin LIONS will look to defend their home court against the Central Christian Crusaders at 6:00 p.m. Hopefully Trinity Christian School of Griffin focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 24 on Monday.
Trinity Christian School of Griffin posted their biggest win yet this season on Monday. They put the hurt on Flint River Academy with a sharp 45-20 win.
Trinity Christian School of Griffin's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but McKinleigh Norwood led the charge by scoring ten points along with seven steals. Norwood hasn't dropped below two steals for ten straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Leah McLaurin, who scored ten points along with six rebounds and six steals.
Central Christian won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Tuesday. They suffered a tough 49-29 defeat at the hands of Heritage. While losing is never fun, Central Christian can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 284th, while Heritage is ranked 39th).
Central Christian's defeat came about despite a quality game from Riley Clark, who scored 18 points along with six rebounds and two steals.
Trinity Christian School of Griffin's victory bumped their record up to 3-8. As for Central Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-4.
Tuesday's match is shaping up to be a scrappy matchup: Trinity Christian School of Griffin have been smashing the glass this season, having only averaged 27.9 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Central Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 33.2 rebounds per game. Given Trinity Christian School of Griffin's sizeable advantage in that area, Central Christian will need to find a way to close that gap.
Trinity Christian School of Griffin took a serious blow against Central Christian when the teams last played back in December of 2023, falling 50-18. Can Trinity Christian School of Griffin avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
