Basketball Game Preview: Park Crossing Thunderbirds vs. Russell County Warriors

Park Crossing and Russell County are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2016, but not for long. The Park Crossing Thunderbirds will host the Russell County Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.

Last Friday, Park Crossing lost to Selma on the road by a 50-36 margin. While losing is never fun, the Thunderbirds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 190th, while the Saints are ranked 40th).

Meanwhile, after a string of eight wins, Russell County's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They fell 63-53 to Pike Road.

Park Crossing's loss dropped their record down to 6-15. As for Russell County, their defeat was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 5-1 and their overall record down to 18-5.

Park Crossing came up short against Russell County when the teams last played two weeks ago, falling 64-55. Will Park Crossing have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.