Basketball Game Preview: Athens Golden Eagles vs. Hartselle Tigers

The Athens Golden Eagles will challenge the Hartselle Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.

Last Friday, Athens didn't have quite enough to beat Gardendale and fell 77-75.

Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Hartselle took on Brooks on Tuesday. Hartselle walked away with a 59-48 win over Brooks. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tigers.

Athens' loss dropped their record down to 17-8. As for Hartselle, their victory bumped their record up to 11-16.

Athens was able to grind out a solid win over Hartselle in their previous matchup back in January, winning 54-41. Will Athens repeat their success, or does Hartselle have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.