Athens is 1-7 against Calvary since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Warriors will head out to face off against the Saints at 7:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
While Warriors fans will have to keep waiting for their squad to come home, they shouldn't be too worried about the road trip considering the result of Tuesday's season opener. They simply couldn't be stopped on Tuesday as they easily beat Hartsburg-Emden 84-23. The Warriors have beaten the Stags the last nine times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Stags has come to flipping the script.
Meanwhile, Calvary won against West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] last Tuesday with 70 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Tuesday. The Saints blew past Pleasant Plains 70-50.
Athens couldn't quite get it done against Calvary in their previous meeting back in January as they fell 60-53. Can the Warriors avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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