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North Carolina High School Basketball - Freedom over Draughn
January 4, 2023: Valdese, NC 28690
Fans at Wednesday's non-league challenge between the Freedom Patriots (Morganton, NC) and the host Draughn Wildcats (Valdese, NC), saw Freedom's basketball squad overcome Draughn by a tally of 61-45.
With the victory, Freedom improves its record to 9-4 on the campaign. The Patriots travel to Hibriten (Lenoir, NC) to confront the Panthers in a 3A/4A Conference 52 challenge on Friday, January 6. The Panthers come into the challenge with a record of 13-1. Hibriten won 61-14 in their recent non-league challenge against South Point (Belmont, NC)
Next up, the Wildcats confront the Rosman Tigers (Rosman, NC) in a 1A/2A Conference 42 challenge, on Friday, January 6. Draughn will attempt to improve on its 9-4 season record. The Tigers come into the challenge with a 11-3 record after their 81-14 non-league win over Blue Ridge Early College (Cashiers, NC).