Wildcats
| 01/31/25 vs Towanda | 45-41 |
| 01/29/25 vs Sayre | 51-31 |
| 01/27/25 @ Wyalusing Valley | 44-35 |
| 01/24/25 @ Northeast Bradford | 50-45 |
| 01/22/25 vs Canton | 52-41 |
Athens came tearing into Friday's matchup with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They managed a 45-41 victory over the Towanda Black Knights. This was a revenge game for the Wildcats: when they faced off against the Black Knights back in December of 2024, they had to take a 63-49 defeat.
Athens was led to victory by Nick Grazul and Jase Babcock. Grazul went 7 for 10 on his way to 15 points, while Babcock went 5 of 11 en route to 11 points in addition to eight assists and six rebounds. Those eight assists gave Babcock a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Adam Kemp, who posted five points and five assists.
Athens has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-10 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.3 points per game. As for Towanda, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 8-7.
Athens and Towanda could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Pennsylvania Rankings. Athens will take on North Penn-Mansfield at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday down 358 places (551 vs. 193). Similarly, Towanda (ranked 404th) will meet Troy (ranked 160th) at 7:15 p.m. on Wednesday.
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