North Carolina High School Basketball - Watauga thwarts McDowell
January 8, 2020: Boone, NC 28607 The Watauga Pioneers (Boone, NC) basketball knocked off the visiting McDowell Titans (Marion, NC), 79-64 in Wednesday's league test.
The Pioneers (5-6) will now prepare for their test against St. Stephens (Hickory, NC). The Indians go into the Northwestern 3A/4A test with a 4-11 record. In their last test, St. Stephens went down by Alexander Central (Taylorsville, NC), 70-44, in a league test.
The Titans now own a 6-6 record. They play next when they host Alexander Central for a Northwestern 3A/4A test on Friday, January 10. McDowell will encounter a Cougars squad coming off a 70-44 league win over St. Stephens (Hickory, NC). The Cougars record now stands at 9-5.