Alabama High School Basketball - Austin trounces Florence
January 13, 2024: Florence, AL 35630 The Austin Black Bears (Decatur, AL) basketball crushed the host Florence Falcons (Florence, AL), 79-55 in Saturday's league test.
The Black Bears (20-4) will now prepare for their test against Bob Jones (Madison, AL). The Patriots go into the 7A Area 8 test with a 10-13 record. In their last test, Bob Jones was trounced by James Clemens (Madison, AL), 54-50, in a league test.
The Falcons now own a 13-9 record. They play next when they host Russellville for a non-league test on Saturday, January 13. Florence will encounter a Golden Tigers squad coming off a 97-51 league win over Lawrence County (Moulton, AL). The Golden Tigers record now stands at 11-5.