The Kirksville Lady Tigers lost to Canton in the first round of the Highland Tournament Monday 57-49. An all too familiar pattern for KHS, They had a 5 point lead in the second quarter before Canton went on an 8-0 run and the Lady Tigers couldn’t buy a basket in the third quarter, along with few offensive rebounds as Canton outscored Kirksville 14-7 to take a 44-34 lead. Then, Canton’s Nariah Clay caught fire in the fourth quarter, scoring 11 of her 23 points to put the game away 57-49. The Lady Tigers also committed 18 turnovers. KHS had three players in double figures, Elli Porter with 13, Jersey Herbst and Paishynce Fouts each with 10. KHS drops down to the consolation bracket to play either Keokuk or Clark Co. Wednesday night at 9:00 on KIRX. Kirksville has now lost three straight and dip to 4-6 on the year. Tuesday, the Tigers open up play in the boy’s bracket as the number 2 seed and play seventh seed Knox Co. Pregame around 8:45 with the tip around 9:00 on KIRX.