Athens hasn't had much luck against Auburndale recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Athens Bluejays will head out to square off against the Auburndale Apaches at 7:15 p.m. Athens knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past five matches -- so hopefully Auburndale likes a good challenge.
Athens is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They enjoyed a cozy 71-55 victory over Thorp on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Auburndale came tearing into Monday's contest with 12 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Greyhounds as they made off with a 60-34 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Apaches have posted since January 3rd.
Auburndale pushed their record up to 18-1 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.3 points over those games. As for Athens, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-14 record this season.
Athens was taken down by Auburndale 62-32 in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. Can Athens avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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