The DeKalb County Tigers will be home for the holidays to greet the Watertown Purple Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
DeKalb County unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of Cannon County by a score of 51-48.
Meanwhile, Watertown's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their fifth straight loss. They were the victim of a rough 70-47 loss at the hands of LEAD Academy. While losing is never fun, Watertown can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 373rd, while LEAD Academy is ranked 136th).
DeKalb County's loss dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Watertown, their loss dropped their record down to 1-8.
DeKalb County strolled past Watertown when the teams last played on December 1st by a score of 59-43. Will DeKalb County repeat their success, or does Watertown have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
