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| 12/27/24 - Neutral | 74-43 W |
| 11/18/24 - Away | 61-50 W |
| 02/01/18 - Home | 54-52 W |
| 01/29/18 - Home | 54-52 W |
| 12/11/17 - Away | 69-46 W |
| + 2 more games |
Athens has gone 6-1 against Tanner recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Athens Golden Eagles will venture away from home to square off against the Tanner Rattlers at 7:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
It was a Battle of the Birds when Athens duked it out withSt. John Paul II on Monday. Athens blew past St. John Paul II 71-41. The Golden Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight games by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Tanner). They claimed a resounding 83-55 victory over Clements. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Rattlers just coasted through the last quarter.
Athens better keep an eye on Elyjah Jones. He was instrumental in Tanner's win, going 11 of 13 en route to 27 points and three steals. Those 27 points gave Jones a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Ping Malone, who went 6 for 7 on his way to 13 points and four steals.
Tanner is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-10 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.0 points per game. As for Athens, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 16-6.
Everything came up roses for Athens against Tanner when the teams last played back in December of 2024, as the squad secured a 74-43 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Tanner's Matthew Fletcher, who went 9 of 16 en route to 21 points along with five rebounds and three steals. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Athens still be able to contain Fletcher? There's only one way to find out.
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