Athens hasn't had much luck against Towanda recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Athens Wildcats will take on the Towanda Black Knights at 7:15 p.m. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Athens sitting on three straight victories and Towanda on six.
Athens is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Sayre to the tune of 60-13 on Tuesday. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 197th, while the Redskins are ranked 662nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Towanda earned a 52-42 win over Wyalusing Valley on Monday.
Towanda is also on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.2 points per game. As for Athens, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-3.
Athens beat Towanda 50-40 in their previous meeting on January 3rd. The rematch might be a little tougher for Athens since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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