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| 02/24/24 - Neutral | 50-35 W |
| 12/23/23 - Home | 62-37 W |
| 01/16/23 - Away | 48-34 W |
| 02/13/20 - Neutral | 61-34 W |
Circleville is 4-0 against Athens since February of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Circleville Tigers will venture away from home to square off against the Athens Bulldogs at 11:00 a.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Circleville is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing Chillicothe: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Circleville blew Chillicothe out of the water with a 54-16 final score. With the Tigers ahead 40-10 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Meanwhile, Athens won against Vinton County on Monday with 62 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Thursday. Athens was the clear victor by a 62-40 margin over Nelsonville-York. The victory was familiar territory for the Bulldogs who have now won three contests in a row.
Circleville is also on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.0 points per game. As for Athens, they pushed their record up to 17-4 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home.
Circleville strolled past Athens when the teams last played back in February of 2024 by a score of 50-35. Will Circleville repeat their success, or does Athens have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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