The Athens Golden Eagles are taking a road trip to face off against the Muscle Shoals Trojans at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Athens is coming into the game on a five-game losing streak.
Last Tuesday, Athens ended up a good deal behind East Limestone and lost 47-33. While losing is never fun, the Golden Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 200th, while the Indians are ranked 75th).
Meanwhile, Muscle Shoals beat Decatur 58-46 on Tuesday.
Muscle Shoals pushed their record up to 11-6 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.3 points per game. As for Athens, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-13.
Athens took a serious blow against Muscle Shoals in their previous meeting two weeks ago, falling 64-29. Can Athens avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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