The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Austin Black Bears (Decatur, AL) and the visiting Gardendale Rockets (Gardendale, AL), observed Austin's basketball team knock off Gardendale by a score of 60-49.

The Black Bears (1-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Hartselle (Hartselle, AL). The Tigers come into the non-league challenge with a 4-0 record. In their last challenge, Hartselle prevailed over Brewer (Somerville, AL), 71-34, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Rockets encounter the Hueytown Golden Gophers (Hueytown, AL) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, November 19. Gardendale will attempt to improve on its 1-2 season record. The Golden Gophers come into the challenge with a 1-2 record after their 48-46 non-league win over Spain Park (Hoover, AL).