The Watertown Purple Tigers will venture away from home to face off against the Smith County Owls at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, everything went Watertown's way against Monterey as Watertown made off with a 55-29 victory. The win continues a trend for the Purple Tigers in their matchups with the Wildcats: they've now won seven in a row.
Meanwhile, Smith County had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17.3 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Jets with a sharp 55-31 victory. The Owls have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matchups by 23 points or more this season.
Smith County pushed their record up to 18-6 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.6 points over those games. As for Watertown, their victory bumped their record up to 13-5.
Watertown came up short against Smith County in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, falling 57-46. Can Watertown avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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