Watauga won against Alexander Central last Friday with 49 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. The Watauga Pioneers claimed a resounding 49-14 win over the Hibriten Panthers. Given the Pioneers' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 17th, while the Panthers are ranked 185th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
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.
Watauga's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-0. As for Hibriten, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-5.
Watauga will host Freedom at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Watauga knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past four matchups -- so hopefully Freedom likes a good challenge. As for Hibriten, a feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers challenges Alexander Central at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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