North Carolina High School Basketball - Watauga thwarted by Alexander Central
January 10, 2023: Taylorsville, NC 28681 The Watauga Pioneers basketball team (Boone, NC), dropped 66-47 in Tuesday's league battle with the host Alexander Central Cougars (Taylorsville, NC)
The Cougars now possess a 10-4 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to South Caldwell for a 3A/4A Conference 52 battle on Thursday, January 12. Alexander Central will confront a Spartans team coming off a 76-58 league loss to Freedom (Morganton, NC). The Spartans record now stands at 7-9.
The Pioneers (7-8) will now prepare for their battle against Hibriten (Lenoir, NC). The Panthers come into the 3A/4A Conference 52 battle with a 8-7 record. In their last battle, Hibriten beat Ashe County (West Jefferson, NC), 73-68, in a league battle.