North Carolina High School Basketball - Watauga nudges Alexander Central
January 24, 2024: Boone, NC 28607 In Wednesday's non-league outing, the Watauga Pioneers (Boone, NC) basketball squad nipped the visiting Alexander Central Cougars (Taylorsville, NC), by a margin of 55-52.
The Pioneers (8-5) will now prepare for their outing against Ashe County (West Jefferson, NC). The Huskies go into the non-league outing with a 5-7 record. In their last outing, Ashe County was tipped by Freedom (Morganton, NC), 67-36, in a league outing.
The Cougars now own a 7-8 record. They play next when they travel to Freedom for a outing on Friday, January 26. Alexander Central will clash with a Patriots squad coming off a 67-36 league win over Ashe County (West Jefferson, NC). The Patriots record now stands at 12-1.