Ashe County lost against Alexander Central back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Ashe County Huskies were beaten by the Alexander Central Cougars 59-29. The matchup 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 |
When it comes to explaining why Ashe County lost, don't look at Bryce Peters. Despite the final result, he went 5 for 9 en route to 15 points. Peters has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last three times he's played.
It was another big night for Jayon Connor, who dropped a double-double on 28 points and 12 boards for Alexander Central. That makes it ten consecutive games in which Connor has scored at least a third of Alexander Central's points. Another player making a difference was Jaheim Redmond, who posted six points and three steals.
Ashe County has traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-11 record this season. As for Alexander Central, they now have a winning record of 10-9.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Ashe County will challenge Hibriten at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Ashe County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52 points per game this season. As for Alexander Central, they will take on Watauga at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Watauga knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 19 matches -- so hopefully Alexander Central likes a good challenge.
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