North Carolina High School Basketball - Freedom knocked off by Watauga
January 17, 2023: Boone, NC 28607 The Watauga Pioneers basketball team scored 98 points and held the visiting Freedom Patriots to 80 in the Pioneers league triumph on Tuesday.
The Pioneers now sport a 9-8 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Ashe County for a 3A/4A Conference 52 contest on Friday, January 20. Watauga will battle a Huskies team coming off a 63-56 league loss to South Caldwell (Hudson, NC). The Huskies record now stands at 6-11.
The Patriots (13-4) will now prepare for their contest against Alexander Central (Taylorsville, NC). The Cougars enter the 3A/4A Conference 52 contest with a 11-5 record. In their last contest, Alexander Central ran past Hibriten (Lenoir, NC), 40-38, in a league contest.