SHARPSBURG, Ga. — The Griffin Christian Lady Crusaders basketball team tried hard, but it couldn’t break through on the road, falling to the Trinity Christian Lady Lions 36-18 Tuesday evening in GISA Region 2-AAA action.

Last-place Griffin Christian lost the season series with Trinity Christian, dropping their third game in a row to fall to 2-17 overall and 0-7 in the region. Fifth-place Trinity improves to 5-14, 2-5 with both region wins coming against GC.

Katy Hammond led GC with 7 points, Hannah Branham aded 4 points and 8 rebounds and Leyah Brown had 6 steals.

GC hosts region foe Arlington Christian, the No. 2 state-ranked team in GISA Class AAA, Friday at 6 p.m., followed by a Saturday non-region tilt at home vs. LaGrange at 4 p.m.

The Lady Crusaders will have two more region games left — a road contest at Stratford Academy Jan. 31 and the final regular-season game at home against Tattnall Square. Both games are set for 6 p.m.

GRIFFIN CHRISTIAN GIRLS

Date |Opponent |Time

11/15 |@ Weber School |L 30-23

11/18 |Mt. Vernon |L 50-26

11/21 |Furtah |W 49-10

11/29 |Weber School |L 26-24 OT

12/2 |@ Holy Spirit|L 60-10

12/5 |@ Westfield |L 96-13

12/9 |@ LaGrange |L 48-24

12/10 |@ Mt. Vernon |L 52-10

12/16 |Cent. Fellowship |L 34-22

12/17 |@ Oak Mountain |L 53-18

1/3 |Trinity* |L 40-21

1/6 |@ Mt. de Sales* |L 67-19

1/7 |Holy Spirit |L 51-28

1/10 |@ Arlington* |L 69-25

1/13 |@ Tattnall Sq.* |L 67-20

1/14 |@ Furtah |W 51-47

1/17 |Stratford* |L 75-7

1/20 |Mt. de Sales* |L 65-15

1/24 |@ Trinity* |L 36-18

1/27 |Arlington* |6:00

1/28 |LaGrange |4:00

1/31 |@ Stratford* |6:00

2/3 |Tattnall Sq.* |6:00

* — GISA Region 2-AAA games