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Odom earns 300th victory
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Traveling to Carthage on Saturday for district tournament action, the DeKalb County baseball team advanced to the next round, beating Central Magnet 3-1.The win also marked a special occasion for Coach Scott Odom as he reached a personal milestone in his coaching career, eclipsing 300 victories as the Tigers’ skipper.DeKalb jumped out to an early led as Steven Howell led off with a towering home run to dead centerfield that measured about 355 feet.Central Magnet answered back in the top of the second with a sac-bunt laid down with a runner on first. The fielder tossed the ball to first for the easy out. The runner on second then stole third.