Nelsonville-York was the 44-28 winner over Athens when they last played one another back in February, but their luck changed this time around. The Nelsonville-York Buckeyes took a 56-52 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Athens Bulldogs. The loss was the Buckeyes' first of the season.
Nelsonville-York's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Alec Thompson, who went 7 for 13 en route to 18 points plus six assists. The matchup was Thompson's third in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Briant Call, who went 5 for 11 en route to 16 points plus six rebounds.
Leo Martin went supernova for Athens, going 8 for 14 en route to 18 points plus eight rebounds and seven assists. The dominant performance also gave Martin a new career-high in field goal percentage (57%). Zachariah Mullins was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on nine points and nine rebounds.
Having lost for the first time this season, Nelsonville-York fell to 2-1. As for Athens, the victory snapped their losing streak at eight games dating back to last season and leaves them with a 1-2 record.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Nelsonville-York will venture away from home to square off against River Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. River Valley knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past three games -- so hopefully Nelsonville-York likes a good challenge. As for Athens, they will head out to challenge Federal Hocking at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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