Athens was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They fell 62-52 to the Prentice Buccaneers. 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 438th, while the Buccaneers are ranked 218th).
Athens' defeat dropped their record down to 1-9. As for Prentice, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season.
It'll be a Battle of the Birds when the Athens Bluejays duke it out with the Abbotsford Falcons at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. As for Prentice, they will take on Phillips at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Phillips' favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last six games.
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