New Athens's game on Tuesday was all tied up 23-23 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They came out on top against the Father McGivney Catholic Griffins by a score of 52-43. The Yellow Jackets have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Griffins, too.
Aiden Willis and David Carroll certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Willis scored 14 points in addition to eight rebounds and two blocks, while Carroll went 6 for 11 en route to 14 points plus five rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Willis a new career-high in offensive rebounds (two).
New Athens' win ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-2. As for Father McGivney Catholic, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 4-1.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. New Athens will be defending their home-court for the first time this season they go up against Lebanon at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Lebanon is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50 points per game this season. As for Father McGivney Catholic, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Metro-East Lutheran at 7:30 p.m.
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