The crowd at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Austin Black Bears (Decatur, AL) and the visiting Russellville Golden Tigers (Russellville, AL), observed Austin's basketball team overcome Russellville by a score of 79-60.

In their next game, the Golden Tigers battle the Deshler Tigers (Tuscumbia, AL) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, January 30. Russellville will attempt to improve on its 15-7 season record. The Tigers come into the challenge with a 15-11 record after their 67-43 non-league win over Lauderdale County (Rogersville, AL).