With a playoff game on the line, the Athenian Owls rose to the challenge on Friday. They snuck past the Knights with a 64-60 win. The win was all the more spectacular given Athenian's disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 315th, while Stuart Hall is ranked 144th).
Surya Devasenapathy continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 29 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points he has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Evan Lucas, who scored 16 points.
Athenian pushed their record up to 23-7 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Stuart Hall, their defeat dropped their record down to 23-6.
Athenian will head out on the road to face off against International at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. International has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 623 points over their last ten games. Stuart Hall does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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