The Park Crossing Thunderbirds tipped the visiting Pike Road Patriots basketball team by a final score of 65-59 in Friday's league game.

In their next game, the Thunderbirds face the Russell County Warriors (Seale, AL) in a 6A Area 4 game, on Tuesday, January 16. Park Crossing will attempt to move on its 8-8 season record. The Warriors enter the game with a 12-5 record after their 71-56 non-league win over Northside (Columbus, GA).

With the defeat, Pike Road moves to 8-9 on the year. The Patriots travel to JAG (Montgomery, AL) to face the Jaguars in a non-league game on Tuesday, January 16. The Jaguars enter the game with a record of 19-2. JAG lost 70-59 in their recent non-league game against Pinson Valley (Pinson, AL)