Basketball Recap: Canton Piles Up the Points Against Athens

Eagles

Margin (Wins)

01/07/25 @ Kemp	55
01/10/25 vs Athens	37
12/31/24 @ Van	31
01/03/25 vs Lindale	21
12/28/24 vs Glen Rose	-17

Canton entered their tilt with Athens on Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They blew past the Athens Hornets 63-26. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine games by 21 points or more this season.

Canton pushed their record up to 21-5 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.4 points per game. As for Athens, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-11 record this season.

Canton will face off against Brownsboro at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Brownsboro's defense has only allowed 28.8 points per game this season, so Canton's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Athens, they will venture away from home to take on Mabank at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday.