Alabama High School Basketball - Austin thwarts Decatur
December 5, 2008: Decatur, AL 35601 The Austin Black Bears (Decatur, AL) basketball felled the visiting Decatur Red Raiders (Decatur, AL), 57-43 in Friday's league test.
The Black Bears (5-1) will now prepare for their test against Florence (Florence, AL). The Falcons go into the 6A Area 15 test with a 0-4 record. In their last test, Florence went down by Sparkman (Harvest, AL), 42-39, in a league test.
The Red Raiders now own a 3-5 record. They take the field next when they host Jones for a 6A Area 15 test on Tuesday, December 9. Decatur will clash with a Patriots squad coming off a 46-43 league win over Sparkman (Harvest, AL). The Patriots record now stands at 5-4.