Basketball is on tap for two consecutive days for the Cannon County Lions and Lionettes basketball teams. Both nights the Cannon teams will be on the road to neighboring counties to participate in a couple of rivalries. The one for the district however is tonight as the trip to nearby Smithville to meet the Dekalb County teams. The Dekalb County Lady Tigers raised some eyebrows with their 10-2 overall record and then grabbed more attention with their two point win over Upperman last week. However Central Magnet handed them their second loss of the year with a 54-24 blowout in Murfreesboro Tuesday. The Lionettes were cruising along at 9-0 before the loss to Smith County also Tuesday night. Coach Dodgen’s squad knows they’ll have to do better in finishing off plays with made shots in order to win tonight’s game. Dekalb has a history of getting off to quick starts and big leads in the first quarter. The Cannon boys have been running over opponents both in the district and outside the district. Tonight however could well be another case of who wants the win the most and a possible historic ending to what has been one of the most intense rivalries in the state in high school basketball. Tipoff is at 6:00. Get there early as it promises to be standing room only. You can hear all the action live on AM-1540/FM96.7 WBRY, online at wbry.com and on the TuneIn Radio App at WBRY.
