Tanner lost against Athens back in November and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Tanner Rattlers were dealt a 74-43 loss at the hands of the Athens Golden Eagles. While losing is never fun, the Rattlers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 244th, while the Golden Eagles are ranked 50th).
Tanner's defeat dropped their record down to 7-7. As for Athens, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season.
Tanner won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Hanceville at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Athens, they will finish 2024 at home by hosting Lincoln at 3:00 p.m. on Monday. Athens is facing Lincoln at the right time seeing as Lincoln is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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