Watauga is 8-2 against Freedom since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Watauga Pioneers will host the Freedom Patriots at 7:30 p.m. Watauga will be coming into the matchup with an undefeated record on the line.
If Watauga beats Freedom with 49 points on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Watauga blew past Hibriten, posting a 49-14 win. The Pioneers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matches by 26 points or more this season.
Watauga was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 237 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 178 rushing yards in seven consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Freedom made easy work of Ashe County on Friday and carried off a 35-14 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Patriots.
Watauga pushed their record up to 7-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Freedom, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season.
Watauga didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Freedom in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with a 54-48 victory. Will Watauga repeat their success, or does Freedom have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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