Ohio High School Basketball - Athens can't hold off Belpre
December 5, 2023: The Plains, OH 45780 The Athens Bulldogs basketball team (The Plains, OH), was nudged 53-50 in Tuesday's league battle with the visiting Belpre Golden Eagles (Belpre, OH)
The Golden Eagles now sport a 2-0 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Eastern for a Tri-Valley II battle on Friday, December 8. Belpre will battle a Eagles team coming off a 78-47 non-league loss to South Gallia (Crown City, OH). The Eagles record now stands at 0-2.
The Bulldogs (0-2) will now prepare for their battle against Wellston (Wellston, OH). The Golden Rockets come into the Tri-Valley I battle with a 0-2 record. In their last battle, Wellston was nudged by Southern (Racine, OH), 55-51, in a non-league battle.