Circleville is on a 13-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Athens is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Circleville Tigers will be home for the holidays to greet the Athens Bulldogs at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Circleville was able to grind out a solid win over Fairfield Union, taking the game 39-32. Despite the win, that was the fewest points Circleville has scored all season.
Athens has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three games by 20 points or more this season. Everything went their way against Alexander on Thursday as Athens made off with a 67-47 win. Given Athens' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 121st, while Alexander is ranked 332nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Circleville's win bumped their record up to 6-0. As for Athens, their victory bumped their record up to 6-2.
Circleville strolled past Athens when the teams last played back in January by a score of 48-34. Does Circleville have another victory up their sleeve, or will Athens turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
