Sadly, the Athens Indians are still looking for their first win of the season after 19 contests. They took a hard 67-51 fall against Martin on Tuesday.
Athens' defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Silas Hall, who scored 16 points along with two steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Hall has scored all season. Heath Tigges was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with six assists.
Even though they lost, Athens were working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Athens' loss was their seventh straight at home, which dropped their record down to 0-19. As for Martin, their victory ended a 19-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 1-17.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Athens will take on St. Philip Catholic Central at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Athens focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 13 on Tuesday. As for Martin, they will head out on the road to square off against Galesburg-Augusta at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Martin will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Michigan Rankings (they are ranked 728th, while Galesburg-Augusta is ranked 333rd).
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