New Athens's found some homefield redemption this week after a overtime loss to Steeleville on Tuesday. The New Athens Yellow Jackets walked away with a 64-55 win over the Trico Pioneers. Given the Yellow Jackets' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 244th, while the Pioneers are ranked 602nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Yellow Jackets
| 12/17/24 vs Trico | 64-55 |
| 12/10/24 vs Gibault Catholic | 61-53 |
| 12/06/24 vs Lebanon | 94-33 |
| 02/19/24 vs Valmeyer | 52-47 |
| 02/13/24 vs Marissa/Coulterville | 63-57 |
| 02/09/24 vs Lebanon | 48-31 |
New Athens pushed their record up to 5-3 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Trico, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-7.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. New Athens will be home for the holidays to greet Dupo at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Trico, they will host Zeigler-Royalton at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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