If Athens was riding high fresh off their 60-19 takedown of Williamson on Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Wildcats took a hard 68-50 fall against the Norwich Purple Tornado on Thursday. The Wildcats were not able to make up for their defeat to the Purple Tornado from their previous meeting back in December of 2024.
Athens lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Aidan Briggs, who shot 63% from the field to rack up 14 points. Kam Wheeler was another key player, putting up seven points and four steals.
Athens' loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Norwich, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-0.
Coming up, Athens will be taking part in a tournament against Newfield at 1:45 p.m. on Saturday. As for Norwich, they will head out to challenge Chenango Forks at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday.
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