The St. George's Gryphons will square off against the St. Benedict at Auburndale Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with five consecutive losses for St. George's and six for St. Benedict at Auburndale.
St. George's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Evangelical Christian on Friday. They were dealt a 40-0 defeat at the hands of the Eagles. While losing is never fun, the Gryphons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 273rd, while the Eagles are ranked 108th).
Meanwhile, a victory for St. Benedict at Auburndale just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were beaten by University School of Jackson 63-14.
St. George's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for St. Benedict at Auburndale, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-8.
St. George's strolled past St. Benedict at Auburndale in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a score of 37-22. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. George's since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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