A 28-point effort from junior Aidan Bailey made the difference for the Dripping Springs Tigers boys basketball team Saturday as it cruised past the Lockhart Lions 59-43 at Tiger Gym.

Bailey’s output, which was a season and career-high point total, was part of a successful perimeter shooting afternoon for the Tigers that lingered from buzzer-to-buzzer. By paying “their dues” during the offseason, Tiger head coach Craig Swannack credited his players’ accuracy to the time the...