If Athenian was feeling good fresh off their 79-32 takedown of Oakland Military Institute last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Athenian Owls took a 58-51 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Head-Royce Jayhawks on Friday. The loss continues a trend for the Owls in their matchups with the Jayhawks: they've now lost seven in a row.
Athenian's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ali Algaal, who posted 13 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Dario Beltramo, who scored 11 points.
Athenian's loss dropped their record down to 9-8. As for Head-Royce, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-10.
Athenian will challenge College Prep at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Athenian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 61.4 points per game this season. As for Head-Royce, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 68-48 defeat against King's Academy on the 25th.
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