Bulldogs
| 12/17/24 vs Vinton County | 56-64 |
| 12/13/24 vs River Valley | 66-51 |
| 12/10/24 @ Federal Hocking | 62-30 |
| 12/06/24 @ Nelsonville-York | 56-52 |
| 12/03/24 @ Jackson | 30-60 |
After a string of three wins, Athens's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They took a 64-56 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Vinton County Vikings. The Bulldogs were not able to make up for their loss to the Vikings from their previous meeting back in January.
Athens lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Easton Nuzum, who went 9 for 15 on his way to 19 points. Nuzum is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for four straight games. Hayden Hughes was another key player, going 6 for 8 on his way to 12 points and seven rebounds.
Athens' defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 3-3. As for Vinton County, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Athens will host Sheridan at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. As for Vinton County, they will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on South Webster at 7:30 p.m. on December 27th.
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