Alabama High School Basketball - Austin thwarts Athens
December 4, 2015: Athens, AL 35612 The Austin Black Bears (Decatur, AL) basketball knocked off the host Athens Golden Eagles (Athens, AL), 67-53 in Friday's non-league test.
The Black Bears (4-1) will now prepare for their test against Hartselle (Hartselle, AL). The Tigers go into the 6A Area 15 test with a 5-4 record. In their last test, Hartselle went down by Decatur (Decatur, AL), 80-65, in a league test.
The Golden Eagles now own a 2-4 record. They play next when they host Decatur for a non-league outing on Monday, December 7. Athens will clash with a Red Raiders squad coming off a 80-65 league win over Hartselle (Hartselle, AL). The Red Raiders record now stands at 3-3.