Athens lost against PORTA/Ashland-Chandlerville Central back in February of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Athens Warriors fell to the PORTA/Ashland-Chandlerville Central Bluejays 53-47. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 437th, while the Bluejays are ranked 172nd).
Despite the loss, Athens had strong showings from James Jones, who almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine rebounds, and Trevor Schilling, who posted 12 points. Schilling continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaac Brown, who had two points and seven boards.
Athens has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 12-10 record this season. As for PORTA/Ashland-Chandlerville Central, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-4 record this season.
Athens has already played their next contest, a 68-52 defeat against Auburn on the 31st. As for PORTA/Ashland-Chandlerville Central, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 63-42 win against Pittsfield on the 30th.
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