The Nelsonville-York Buckeyes waltzed into their game on Friday with two straight wins but they left with three. They took down Athens 44-28. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Nelsonville-York also won the last time the pair played back in January.
Nelsonville-York's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Keagan Swope, who scored seven points along with 14 rebounds and five assists. Swope has been hot recently, having posted three or more steals the last ten times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Briant Call, who scored nine points along with two steals.
Nelsonville-York's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 14-8. As for Athens, they dropped their record down to 4-18 with that loss, which was their sixth straight at home.
Nelsonville-York will take on Peebles at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Nelsonville-York is facing Peebles at the right time seeing as Peebles is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Athens, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 57-28 defeat vs. Logan Elm on the 17th.
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