Ashe County and Hibriten are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2016, but not for long. The Ashe County Huskies will face off against the Hibriten Panthers at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Ashe County and seven for Hibriten.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 59-29, which was the final score in Ashe County's tilt against Alexander Central on Friday. The match marked the Huskies' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
| 01/31/25 vs Alexander Central | 2 |
| 01/24/25 vs Watauga | 2 |
| 01/21/25 @ South Caldwell | 2 |
Ashe County's defeat came about despite a quality game from Bryce Peters, who went 5 for 9 on his way to 15 points. Peters has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last three times he's played.
Meanwhile, Hibriten was beaten by Freedom 82-44 on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 570th, while the Patriots are ranked 110th).
Hibriten's loss dropped their record down to 3-17. As for Ashe County, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-11.
Everything went Ashe County's way against Hibriten in their previous matchup back in January, as Ashe County made off with a 60-40 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ashe County since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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