Basketball Game Preview: Athens Bulldogs vs. Wellston Golden Rockets

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Previous Games

01/29/24 - Away	60-42 W
12/08/23 - Home	57-53 W
02/07/23 - Away	59-40 W
01/10/23 - Home	38-62 L
01/25/22 - Away	62-67 L
+ 5 more games

Athens has gone 8-2 against Wellston recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Athens Bulldogs are taking a road trip to take on the Wellston Golden Rockets at 7:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Athens is headed into the matchup having just suffered their biggest defeat since January 9, 2024 on Saturday. They took a blow against Warren, falling 76-33. The loss continues a trend for the Bulldogs in their matchups with the Warriors: they've now lost five in a row.

Meanwhile, Wellston was just a bucket shy of victory on Saturday and fell 57-56 to Clay.

Wellston has been struggling recently as they've lost ten of their last 11 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-14 record this season. As for Athens, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-7.

Athens strolled past Wellston in their previous meeting back in January of 2024 by a score of 60-42. Will Athens repeat their success, or does Wellston have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.