Basketball Recap: Athenian Drops Season-High Score on Drew

Owls

Team Score

12/11/24 vs Drew	75
12/05/24 @ Balboa	70
11/20/24 vs Cristo Rey De La Salle	70
12/07/24 vs Corona	65
11/22/24 @ Redwood Christian	56

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Athenian). They strolled past the Drew Dragons with points to spare on Wednesday, taking the game 75-59. That's more bragging rights for the Owls, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Athenian's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Teni Salako led the charge by putting up 25 points. Eshaan Anand was another key player, posting 16 points.

Several Dragons players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Kian Chan, who went 10 for 23 on his way to 23 points. Chan's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Max Nadler, who went 6 of 15 on his way to 17 points.

Athenian pushed their record up to 4-3 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.0 points per game. As for Drew, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-5 record this season.

Athenian will head out to face off against Sonoma Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Athenian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 61 points per game this season. As for Drew, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Berean Christian at 6:00 p.m. Drew has been dominant on offense recently, having racked up an incredible 174 points over their last three contests.