The Austin Black Bears (Decatur, AL) basketball edged the visiting East Limestone Indians (Athens, AL), 57-51 in Monday's non-league bout.

The Black Bears now possess a 20-6 record. They play next when they host Hartselle for a non-league bout on Tuesday, January 21. Austin will play a Tigers team coming off a 71-34 league loss to Decatur (Decatur, AL). The Tigers record now stands at 9-14.

With the loss, East Limestone falls to 18-5 on the campaign. The Indians host Clements (Athens, AL) to play the Colts in a non-league bout on Monday, January 27. The Colts go into the bout with a record of 3-21. Clements lost 83-55 in their recent non-league bout against Tanner (Tanner, AL)