Basketball Recap: DeKalb County Comes Up Short

DeKalb County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They took a blow against the Stone Memorial Panthers, falling 79-45. The Tigers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 44-18.

Cade Capps was his usual excellent self, going 12 for 20 en route to 30 points and six boards for Stone Memorial. Capps' evening made it 24 games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Briggs Lowe, who almost dropped a double-double on 13 points and nine rebounds.

DeKalb County's loss dropped their record down to 7-12. As for Stone Memorial, they have been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season.

DeKalb County will head out to face off against Warren County at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Warren County will roll in looking for their 11th straight win, something DeKalb County surely won't give up without a fight. As for Stone Memorial, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 76-62 defeat against Pickett County on the 25th.