Cannon County and Smith County are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2021, but not for long. The Cannon County Lions will take on the Smith County Owls at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Cannon County knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 11 matches -- so hopefully Smith County likes a good challenge.
Last Saturday, Cannon County was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 73-69 to Friendship Christian. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (60), the Lions still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, Smith County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They were two points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 54-52 heartbreaker at the hands of Sunlake.
Cannon County's defeat dropped their record down to 11-5. As for Smith County, their loss dropped their record down to 3-10.
Cannon County took their win against Smith County when the teams last played two weeks ago by a conclusive 84-62. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cannon County since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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