Basketball Recap: St. Philip Catholic Central Skates Past Athens with Ease

Fighting Tigers

Margin (Wins)

02/14/25 vs Athens	53
01/25/25 @ Athens	47
02/10/25 @ Maple Valley	39
01/28/25 @ Our Lady of the Lake Catholic	33
01/17/25 vs Calhoun Christian	33

St. Philip Catholic Central had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 18.5 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They claimed a resounding 76-23 victory over the Athens Indians. The Fighting Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matchups by 21 points or more this season.

St. Philip Catholic Central pushed their record up to 17-3 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Athens, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 13 of their last 14 games, which has put a noticeable dent in their 3-16 record this season.

Coming up, St. Philip Catholic Central will head out to challenge Burr Oak at 7:30 p.m. on February 21st. As for Athens, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 56-25 defeat against Marcellus on the 17th.