Wellsboro is 2-8 against Athens since January of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Wellsboro Hornets will be playing at home against the Athens Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Last Wednesday, Wellsboro took a blow against Troy, falling 78-25. While losing is never fun, the Hornets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 471st, while the Trojans are ranked 113th).
Athens has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They fell 40-27 to Wyalusing Valley on Wednesday.
Wellsboro's defeat dropped their record down to 4-6. As for Athens, their loss dropped their record down to 6-3.
Wellsboro didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Athens in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, but they still walked away with a 30-24 victory. Does Wellsboro have another victory up their sleeve, or will Athens turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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