North Carolina High School Basketball - Freedom thwarted by Watauga
January 23, 2024: Morganton, NC 28655 The Freedom Patriots basketball team (Morganton, NC), dropped 78-64 in Tuesday's league battle with the visiting Watauga Pioneers (Boone, NC)
The Pioneers now possess a 12-4 record. They put it on the line next when they host Alexander Central for a 3A/4A Northwestern battle on Wednesday, January 24. Watauga will confront a Cougars team coming off a 59-33 league win over Hibriten (Lenoir, NC). The Cougars record now stands at 7-10.
The Patriots (7-9) will now prepare for their contest against Ashe County (West Jefferson, NC). The Huskies enter the 3A/4A Northwestern contest with a 6-10 record. In their last contest, Ashe County was defeated by South Caldwell (Hudson, NC), 57-51, in a league contest.