South Caldwell hasn't had much luck against Watauga recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The South Caldwell Spartans will square off against the Watauga Pioneers at 6:30 p.m. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with South Caldwell sitting on three straight victories and Watauga on eight.
South Caldwell will head into Friday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big last Tuesday (they won by 21) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Hibriten 51-49.
South Caldwell found their leader in freshman Ava Anderson, who posted 21 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kristin Barber, who earned 11 points.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Watauga). They put the hurt on Daniel Boone with a sharp 91-65 victory on Wednesday. Given the Pioneers' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 16th in North Carolina, while the Trailblazers are ranked 106th in Tennessee), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Watauga's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-4. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 76.3 points per game. As for South Caldwell, their victory bumped their record up to 12-7.
Things could have been worse for South Caldwell, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 74-55 loss to Watauga in their previous matchup on January 9th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Watauga's Kate Sears, who shot 7-for-11 from deep and almost dropped a triple-double on 39 points, 14 rebounds, and nine assists. Now that South Caldwell knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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