After flying high against Sayre on Tuesday, Athens came back down to earth. The Wildcats took a 48-37 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Towanda Black Knights on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 413th, while the Black Knights are ranked 194th).
Athens' defeat dropped their record down to 8-10. As for Towanda, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Athens is set to square off against their familiar foe Mansfield at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Towanda will face off against rival Troy at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday.
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