Athens has gone 9-1 against Wyalusing Valley recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Athens Wildcats will welcome the Wyalusing Valley Rams at 7:15 p.m. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with six consecutive losses for Athens and three for Wyalusing Valley.
Athens is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Troy on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Athens had to suffer through a 58-23 loss at the hands of Troy. The matchup marked the Wildcats' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
| 01/09/25 @ Troy | 10 |
| 12/13/24 @ Norwich | 4 |
| 12/14/24 @ Johnson City | 4 |
| 01/10/24 @ Towanda | 4 |
| 02/08/24 vs Mansfield | 3 |
Despite the loss, Athens had strong showings from James Friend, who posted five points and ten rebounds, and Nick Grazul, who put up four points along with six rebounds and three steals. Those ten boards gave Friend a new career-high.
Even though they lost, Athens smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 65-35, which was the final score in Wyalusing Valley's tilt against North Penn-Mansfield on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Rams can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 687th, while the Tigers are ranked 167th).
Wyalusing Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 1-10. As for Athens, their loss dropped their record down to 2-9.
Athens took their win against Wyalusing Valley in their previous meeting back in January of 2024 by a conclusive 76-55. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Wyalusing Valley's Nicholas Vanderpool Jr., who went 8 of 18 on his way to 23 points and three steals. Now that he won't be playing on Tuesday, will it be easier for Athens to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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