The final game of the Battle of the Border tournament lived up to its name Saturday at Lakeside High School with North Augusta taking on Grovetown.
It was a close battle from the start with the Yellow Jackets narrowly ahead at halftime 26-23 and 38-36 after the third quarter.
Grovetown pulled ahead 46-44 with 1:30 left in the game. North Augusta evened the score and the game went into OT with the score 46-46.
The Yellow Jackets controlled the OT period and ended the game 56-49.
North Augusta remains undefeated at 11-0 and Grovetown falls to 9-4. Grovetown will play Rockdale County Tuesday, Jan. 7 in Conyers while North Augusta will travel to play Aiken High School Tuesday.
The Battle of the Border tournament was a daylong tournament featuring teams from Georgia and South Carolina. Other games included Butler over Keenan. Go here for that game.
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