DeKalb County lost against Stone Memorial last Friday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The DeKalb County Tigers took a 57-47 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Stone Memorial Panthers. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 274th, while the Panthers are ranked 57th).
Leading Stone Memorial to victory were Cade Capps and Jack Cordell. Capps dropped a double-double with 28 points and 14 boards, while Cordell went 8-for-12 on his way to 19 points. Capps' evening made it 33 games in a row in which he has scored at least 17 points.
DeKalb County has been struggling recently as they've lost 11 of their last 13 contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 9-19 record this season. The victory was the fifth in a row for Stone Memorial, bringing their record for this year to 22-8.
DeKalb County does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Stone Memorial, they will take on Upperman at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Upperman knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past eight matchups -- so hopefully Stone Memorial likes a good challenge.
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