The Crisp Academy Wildcats will challenge St. George at 1:30 p.m. on Friday. Crisp Academy has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Crisp Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They walked away with a 55-43 victory over Covenant Academy.
Meanwhile, St. George's waltzed into their matchup on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They blew past the Wildcats 49-10. Given St. George's advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 221st, while Flint River Academy is ranked 497th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Crisp Academy better focus on containing Pressley Burson and Jules Gotell as the pair were huge in St. George's win. Burson posted 17 points in addition to five boards and five steals, while Gotell scored 21 points and three steals. The game was Gotell's sixth in a row with at least 19 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Perrin Boatright, who put up two points and six rebounds.
St. George's smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive boards every time they've taken the court this season.
Crisp Academy's record is now 16-13. As for St. George's, their record now sits at 15-3.
Crisp Academy opened the new year with a less-than-successful 37-25 loss to St. George's. Can Crisp Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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