The Troy Colts had already won 22 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16.2 points), and they went ahead and made it 23 on Wednesday. They managed a 63-58 victory over Athens. Given Troy's advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 31st, while Athens is ranked 216th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Athens lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Griffin Labay, who scored 17 points along with two steals. Another player making a difference was Brayden Downey, who scored 15 points along with three blocks.
Troy's win was their 11th straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 23-1. As for Athens, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 14-9.
Troy will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Brother Rice at 7:00 p.m. on March 1st. One thing working in Brother Rice's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last three contests. Athens does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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