The Austin-East Roadrunners tipped the host Alcoa Tornadoes basketball team by a final score of 73-67 in Friday's league game.

In their next game, the Roadrunners face the Oneida Indians (Oneida, TN) in a 2A District 2 game, on Tuesday, January 9. Austin-East will attempt to move on its 11-6 season record. The Indians enter the game with a 8-4 record after their 66-61 league win over Gatlinburg-Pittman (Gatlinburg, TN).

With the defeat, Alcoa moves to 9-7 on the year. The Tornadoes host Fulton (Knoxville, TN) to face the Falcons in a non-league game on Thursday, January 11. The Falcons enter the game with a record of 16-1.