Basketball Recap: Maroa-Forsyth Find Success

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Previous Games

02/07/25 - Home	58-56 W
02/02/24 - Away	51-53 L
02/03/23 - Home	42-51 L
02/08/22 - Home	49-57 L
02/16/21 - Home	63-47 W
+ 4 more games

Maroa-Forsyth proved they can win big last Tuesday (they won by 40) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Athens Warriors 58-56. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Trojans have posted since December 28, 2024.

Despite the loss, Athens saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Sawyer Hill went 9 for 16 en route to 23 points and seven assists. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Hill has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of James Jones, who posted eight points along with 11 rebounds and three steals.

The win got Maroa-Forsyth back to even at 10-10. As for Athens, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 12-14.

Maroa-Forsyth didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 60-35 defeat against Paxton-Buckley-Loda on the 8th. As for Athens, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 64-61 loss against Prairie Central on the 8th.