Wyalusing Valley hasn't had much luck against Athens recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Wyalusing Valley Rams will challenge the Athens Wildcats at 7:15 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Wyalusing Valley is headed into Tuesday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Thursday. They took a blow against North Penn-Mansfield, falling 65-35. While losing is never fun, the Rams can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 687th, while the Tigers are ranked 167th).
Meanwhile, Athens was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They were beaten by Troy 58-23. The contest marked the Wildcats' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Wyalusing Valley will have to keep a close watch on James Friend and Nick Grazul, a pair of players who had a big impact on Athens' prior game. Friend posted five points and ten rebounds, while Grazul put up four points along with six boards and three steals. Those ten rebounds gave Friend a new career-high.
Even though they lost, Athens smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in three consecutive matches.
Athens' loss dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Wyalusing Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-10.
Wyalusing Valley suffered a grim 76-55 defeat to Athens in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. Can Wyalusing Valley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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