Athens fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against Nelsonville-York on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 55-54 to the Nelsonville-York Buckeyes. The Bulldogs were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Buckeyes earlier this season, when they won 56-52.
Briant Call was his usual excellent self, putting up 17 points in addition to five rebounds and three blocks for Nelsonville-York. That's the most blocks Call has posted since back in December of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Gavin Lavy, who posted 11 points.
Athens' loss dropped their record down to 7-6. As for Nelsonville-York, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season.
Athens will be playing in front of their home fans against Marietta at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Nelsonville-York, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 68-60 defeat against Logan on the 25th.
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