December 28, 2023
By: Dwayne Page
For the third time this month, the DeKalb County Tigers have toppled the Smith County Owls. The two teams met Wednesday in the AFLAC Christmas Tournament at Watertown with DeKalb County winning 52 to 43.
In the previous two meetings, the Tigers beat the Owls on December 12 in Smithville 66 to 56 and on December 5 at Carthage 59 to 49.
In the game Wednesday, DC led 21 to 10 after the 1st period, 29 to 26 at halftime, and 43 to 35 after the 3rd period before winning 52 to 43.
Conner Close led the Tigers in scoring with 19 followed by Jon Hendrix with 15, Seth Fuson 8, Jordan Parker 6, and Alex Antoniak with 4.
The 8-7 Tigers meet Stewarts Creek in the AFLAC Christmas Tournament at Watertown tonight (Thursday, December 28) at 6 p.m.