The Ashe County Huskies pushed their score all the way to 58 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell to South Caldwell 62-58. While losing is never fun, Ashe County can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 443rd, while South Caldwell is ranked 128th).
Despite the defeat, Ashe County saw an underclassman step up: Bryce Peters scored 25 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Peters has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Bryce Little, who scored 11 points.
Ashe County has not been sharp recently as the team has lost six of their last eight matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-15 record this season. As for South Caldwell, the win (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 17-6.
Ashe County will be playing at home against Watauga at 8:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Watauga's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 12 matches. As for South Caldwell, they will head out on the road to challenge Hibriten at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. South Caldwell is facing Hibriten at the right time seeing as Hibriten is stuck on a 11-game losing streak.
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