The Athens Wildcats ran past the visiting Towanda Black Knights basketball team by a final score of 69-52 in Tuesday's league game.

In their next game, the Wildcats face the Mansfield Tigers (Mansfield, PA) in a game, on Thursday, February 8. Athens will attempt to move on its 13-7 season record. The Tigers enter the game with a 14-6 record after their 47-42 league win over Wyalusing Valley (Wyalusing, PA).

With the defeat, Towanda moves to 4-13 on the year. The Black knights host Troy (Troy, PA) to face the Trojans in a Northern Tier game on Thursday, February 8. The Trojans enter the game with a record of 18-0. Troy won 66-36 in their recent league game against Wellsboro (Wellsboro, PA)