Athenian takes down International in a playoff battle

By Team Reports Feb 21, 2024, 11:11am

Recap: Athenian Owls vs. International Jaguars

It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but the Athenian Owls had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They secured a 73-68 W over the Jaguars. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.

Athenian's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Surya Devasenapathy, who scored 28 points. Another player making a difference was Evan Lucas, who scored 20 points.

Athenian has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 24-7 record this season. As for International, their loss ended an 11-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 24-6.

Athenian will head out on the road to take on Head-Royce on Friday. Head-Royce is on a 17-game streak of home wins, Athenian a five-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court. International does not have any more games scheduled as of now.

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