The crowd at Thursday's league challenge between the Decatur Red Raiders (Decatur, AL) and the visiting Athens Golden Eagles (Athens, AL), observed Decatur's basketball team overwhelm Athens by a score of 53-20.

The Red Raiders (12-14) will now prepare for their challenge against Westminster Christian Academy (Huntsville, AL). The Wildcats come into the non-league challenge with a 9-13 record. In their last challenge, Westminster Christian Academy was routed by Fort Payne (Fort Payne, AL), 59-30, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Golden Eagles encounter the St. John Paul II Falcons (Huntsville, AL) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, January 25. Athens will attempt to improve on its 10-17 season record. The Falcons come into the challenge with a 10-12 record after their 68-41 league win over Randolph School (Huntsville, AL).