Marathon is 8-2 against Athens since December of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Marathon Red Raiders' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Athens Bluejays at 7:15 p.m. on January 18th. Marathon knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past 13 matches -- so hopefully Athens likes a good challenge.
Marathon pushed their score all the way to 58 on Monday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell just short of Mosinee by a score of 61-58. The loss put an end to Marathon's undefeated start to the season.
Athens can finally bid farewell to their three-game losing streak thanks to their game on Monday. They took down Nekoosa 66-50.
Marathon's loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 12-1. As for Athens, their victory bumped their record up to 5-7.
Marathon was able to grind out a solid win over Athens in their previous matchup back in January of 2023, winning 76-65. Does Marathon have another victory up their sleeve, or will Athens turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
