The Watertown Purple Tigers basketball team scored 40 points and limited the visiting York Institute Dragons to 37 in the Purple Tigers league triumph on Friday.

The Purple Tigers now possess a 7-5 record. They play next when they host Smith County for a 2A District 5 game on Tuesday, January 14. Watertown will confront a Owls team coming off a 68-41 league win over Monterey (Monterey, TN). The Owls record now stands at 5-11.

With the loss, York Institute falls to 0-12 on the campaign. The Dragons host Jackson County (Gainesboro, TN) to confront the Blue Devils in a 2A District 5 game on Friday, January 17. The Blue Devils go into the game with a record of 10-2.