Watertown lost against White House-Heritage back in December of 2015, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Watertown Purple Tigers were outmatched by the White House-Heritage Patriots and fell 61-33. While losing is never fun, the Purple Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 380th, while the Patriots are ranked 134th).
White House-Heritage's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Aric Lopez led the charge by putting up 11 points and five assists. Those 11 points gave Lopez a new career-high. Deacon Thompson was another key player, posting nine points along with five boards and three steals.
Watertown has traveled a rocky road recently having lost nine of their last ten contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 8-15 record this season. The win (which was White House-Heritage's sixth in a row) raised their record to 24-6.
Watertown does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for White House-Heritage, they will take on Liberty Creek at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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