Evangelical Christian was the 58-44 winner over St. George when they last played one another back in January of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Evangelical Christian Eagles took a 41-37 hit to the loss column at the hands of the St. George's Gryphons. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 216th, while the Gryphons are ranked 100th).
St. George's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Carson Crump, who posted 12 points and five boards. Another player making a difference was Silas Jones, who earned ten points and three steals.
Evangelical Christian's loss was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 4-12. As for St. George's, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Evangelical Christian won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Harding Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Harding Academy knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past three contests -- so hopefully Evangelical Christian likes a good challenge. As for St. George's, they also won't have to wait long for more action: they'll face off against First Assembly Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. St. George's is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 61 points per game this season.
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