After flying high against Ashe County last Friday, Freedom came back down to earth. The Freedom Patriots were dealt a 42-6 loss at the hands of the Watauga Pioneers on Friday. The defeat continues a trend for the Patriots in their matchups with the Pioneers: they've now lost nine in a row.
Among those leading the charge was Matthew Leon, who rushed for 46 yards and two touchdowns.
Freedom's loss dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Watauga, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 8-0.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Freedom will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Hibriten at 7:30 p.m. Freedom is facing Hibriten at the right time seeing as Hibriten is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Watauga, they will take on Ashe County at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Ashe County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28.6 points per game this season.
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