Basketball Game Preview: Russellville Golden Tigers vs. Hillcrest Patriots

The Russellville Golden Tigers will square off against the Hillcrest Patriots at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.

Russellville easily dispatched Central on Thursday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. Russellville fell just short of Brooks by a score of 51-48 on Friday. The game marked the Golden Tigers' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.

Hillcrest has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They were beaten by Clay-Chalkville 66-37 on Monday.

Hillcrest's loss dropped their record down to 14-6. As for Russellville, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-4.