The crowd at Thursday's league outing between the Benjamin Russell Wildcats (Alexander City, AL) and the visiting Calera Eagles (Calera, AL), observed Benjamin Russell's basketball squad gain a win over Calera by a final score of 62-54.

Next, the Wildcats clash with the Auburn Tigers (Auburn, AL) in a non-league outing, on Tuesday, January 14. Benjamin Russell will attempt to upgrade on its 8-6 season record. The Tigers come into the outing with a 17-6 record after their 64-46 league win over Smiths Station (Smiths, AL).

The Eagles (15-10) will now prepare for their outing against Chilton County (Clanton, AL). The Tigers come into the 6A Area 5 outing with a 4-12 record. In their last outing, Chilton County was defeated by Thorsby (Thorsby, AL), 61-47, in a non-league outing.