Athens Basketball: Bulldogs look to extend win streak against Alexander
After earning a pair of big wins last weekend, the Bulldogs look ready to make one final push for first place in the Tri-Valley Conference.
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After earning a pair of big wins last weekend, the Bulldogs look ready to make one final push for first place in the Tri-Valley Conference.
January is over, and the Bulldogs couldn't be happier.
Before the season started, team captain Griffin Lutz said the Bulldogs' goal for the upcoming year was to win the Tri-Valley Conference.
Athens had a chance to bounce into first place of the Tri-Valley Conference last Saturday night against Vinton County.
Griffin Lutz began to walk off the court as the third quarter came to a close at Wellston High School — he was only a few points shy of 1,000 career high school points.
A week ago, Athens was entrenched in its toughest part of the schedule and struggling to find a way to get out of the fog of its first losing streak of the season.
The last time the Athens beat River Valley, a convincing 71-30 win to tip off the 2016-17 season, the Bulldogs went on to win five of their next six games.
At first glance, it may appear that the Bulldogs (7-4, 4-1 Tri-Valley Conference) are destined to fall to the Warren Warriors (14-2) on Saturday night, which would extend their losing streak to three games.
Athens may have lost its previous game, but both coach Mickey Cozart and the stat sheet suggested that it was actually the team’s best performance of the season.
Athens faced a tough challenge in back-to-back games against Wellston and Fairland, splitting the weekend with a win and loss for the first time this season.
After a disappointing showing Tuesday night against Parkersburg, Athens coach Mickey Cozart was ready to move on.
Coming off a long break, Athens was hoping to carry its four-game win streak into the new year and keep pace atop the Tri-Valley Conference.
Every team hopes to start off the season on the right foot, and there’s no better way to do that than an opening night win on the road.
The fall season only featured four tournaments, but all four of those tournaments served a big purpose in determining how a team will fare in the long run that is the spring season.
Going into the final tournament of the fall season, the Bobcats were looking to build momentum toward what should be an intriguing spring season and prove they can finish strong in the final parts of tournament play.
Through the first three tournaments of fall season play, the Bobcats have lacked a key ingredient necessary for finishing at the top of the leaderboard –– consistency.
After completing one of the best finishes in program history, the Bobcats were looking to ride on the momentum they built from two weeks ago.
Ohio is halfway through their 2016 fall season, and through its first two tournaments, they have shown that this year may be one to remember.
Ohio came into this weekend’s tournament looking to show improvement from last week’s mediocre performance in the Joe Feaganes Marshall Invitational.
Ohio struggled to improve upon last year’s performance in the Joe Feaganes Marshall Invitational on Monday and Tuesday, as the Bobcats placed 11th in the tournament. It took place at Berry Hills Country Club in Charleston, West Virginia.