Wildcats
| 02/05/25 @ North Penn-Mansfield | 46-67 |
| 01/31/25 vs Towanda | 45-41 |
| 01/29/25 vs Sayre | 51-31 |
| 01/27/25 @ Wyalusing Valley | 44-35 |
| 01/24/25 @ Northeast Bradford | 50-45 |
It was a good run, but Athens unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Wednesday. They lost 67-46 to the North Penn-Mansfield Tigers. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 530th, while the Tigers are ranked 197th).
Despite the loss, Athens still got an impressive performance from Adam Kemp, who went 6 of 13 on his way to 13 points and four steals. Troy Rosenbloom was another key player, putting up nine points.
Cooper Shaw continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for North Penn-Mansfield, going 8 for 13 en route to 18 points in addition to seven boards and five assists. Another player making a difference was Alex Davis, who posted six points along with ten assists and eight steals.
Athens' loss dropped their record down to 8-11. As for North Penn-Mansfield, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 17-3.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Athens will host Troy at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Athens is on a three-game streak of home wins, Troy a six-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court. As for North Penn-Mansfield, they will welcome Wyalusing Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. North Penn-Mansfield is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60.4 points per game this season.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
