The Athens Bluejays and the Phillips Loggers will compete for holiday cheer at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Athens is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Tuesday. They received a blow as they fell 79-60 to Rib Lake. While losing is never fun, the Bluejays can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 316th, while the Redmen are ranked 146th).
Meanwhile, Phillips was able to grind out a solid victory over Chequamegon on Tuesday, taking the game 73-65.
Phillips' win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Athens, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.
Athens came up short against Phillips when the teams last played back in January, falling 65-52. Can Athens avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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