Gardendale won the last time they faced Athens and things went their way on Friday too. The Gardendale Rockets blew past the Athens Golden Eagles, posting a 56-20 win. Given the Rockets' advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 58th, while the Golden Eagles are ranked 222nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Gardendale has also been performing well recently as they've won 13 of their last 17 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-8 record this season. As for Athens, they have also been struggling recently as they've lost ten of their last 11 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-18 record this season.
Gardendale does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Athens, they will challenge Muscle Shoals at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
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