Recap: Watauga Pioneers vs. Independence Patriots
It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Watauga Pioneers can now relate to. They ended up on the wrong side of a rough 76-51 walloping at the hands of the Patriots on Friday. Watauga's defeat signaled the end of their seven-game winning streak.
Watauga's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Jackson Pryor, who scored 16 points along with six rebounds and two blocks, and Maddox Greene who scored 13 points along with two steals. Josiah Railey was another key contributor, scoring nine points along with five rebounds and two steals.
Independence's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Kaleb Jasper, who scored 17 points along with five assists. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Jasper has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Yancey Thomason, who scored 20 points.
Watauga's defeat ended a nine-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 22-6. As for Independence, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 22-6 record this season.
Watauga does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Independence, they will head out on the road to challenge Myers Park at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Myers Park is coming into the match with 12 straight wins at home, so Independence will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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