The Russellville Golden Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Brewer Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Brewer took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Russellville, who comes in off a win.
Even though Deshler scored an imposing 80 points on Tuesday, Russellville still came out on top. Russellville managed a 85-80 win over Deshler. That's two games straight that Russellville has won by exactly five points.
Meanwhile, Brewer came up short against Decatur on Tuesday and fell 46-36. Brewer has struggled against Decatur recently, as their match on Tuesday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
The losing side was boosted by Jackson Dunn, who scored 16 points along with 6 rebounds and 3 steals. He scored a full 44.4% of Brewer's points, the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Austyn Holmes was another key contributor, scoring 6 points.
The win makes it two in a row for Russellville and bumps their season record up to 2-0. As for Brewer, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which bumped their record down to 3-7.
Russellville was able to grind out a solid win over Brewer when the teams last played back in January, winning 67-57. Will Russellville repeat their success, or does Brewer have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
