The St. Philip Catholic Central Fighting Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three games by 20 points or more this season. They claimed a resounding 59-26 victory over Athens on the road. Given St. Philip Catholic Central's advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 341st, while Athens is ranked 741st), the result on Tuesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Despite the defeat, Athens had strong showings from Heath Tigges, who scored six points along with five rebounds and three steals, and Elijah Flynn, who scored six points along with three steals. Those three steals set a new season-high mark for him. Kale Kiefer was another key contributor, scoring six points.
St. Philip Catholic Central's victory bumped their record up to 5-3. As for Athens, they still haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-10.
St. Philip Catholic Central will be playing in front of their home fans against Climax-Scotts at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Climax-Scotts is hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses. As for Athens, they will head out on the road to face off against Burr Oak at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
