January 19, 2022
By: Dwayne Page
The DeKalb County Lady Tigers took down district foe Upperman 42-40 Tuesday night in Smithville, but the Tigers were not as fortunate losing to the Bees 59 to 42.
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DeKalb County will host Macon County Thursday night, January 20 in Smithville and travel to Stone Memorial Friday night, January 21.
The Lady Tigers trailed Upperman 17 to 10 after the 1st period, 28 to 21 at halftime, and 39 to 34 after the 3rd period but battled back to win 42 to 40.
Ella VanVranken scored 14, Kadee Ferrell 10, Avery Agee 8, Natalie Snipes and Xharia Lyons each with 3, and Madison Martin and Ella Hendrixson each with 2.
The Lady Tigers are now 11-8 overall and 1-4 in the district.
The Tigers trailed the Bees 11 to 9 after the 1st period, 28 to 17 at halftime, and 45 to 29 after the 3rd period before losing 59 to 42.
Brayden Antoniak scored 9, Conner Close 8, Jordan Young 6, Setson Agee 5, Robert Wheeler and Elishah Ramos each with 4, and Nathaniel Crook and Isaac Knowles each with 3.
The Tigers own a record of 9-8 overall and 1-4 in the district.