The Vestal Golden Bears will look to defend their home court on Saturday against the Athens Wildcats at 1:30 p.m.
Vestal couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They were dealt a 66-36 defeat at the hands of Union-Endicott two weeks ago. Vestal was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 31-7.
Athens posted their biggest victory since December 6, 2023 on Thursday. They put the hurt on Sayre with a sharp 67-43 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory Athens has posted against Sayre since December 21, 2018.
Athens had a senior duo take command as Connor Mosher dropped a double-double on 21 points and 12 rebounds and Korey Miller scored 23 points along with two steals. That's the first time this season that Miller scored 15 or more points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jase Babcock, who scored six points along with six rebounds and three blocks.
Vestal's loss dropped their record down to 0-1. As for Athens, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season.
