Athens lost against Muscle Shoals back in January of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Athens Golden Eagles were dealt a 64-29 loss at the hands of the Muscle Shoals Trojans. While losing is never fun, the Golden Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 177th, while the Trojans are ranked 46th).
This is the second loss in a row for Athens and nudges their season record down to 10-10. As for Muscle Shoals, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-5.
Athens will be playing in front of their home fans against Hartselle at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Muscle Shoals, they will head out on the road to face off against Decatur Heritage Christian Academy at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Muscle Shoals' favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last eight games.
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