The Watauga Pioneers had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15 points), and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They put the hurt on Ashe County with a sharp 67-43 victory. Given Watauga's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 122nd, while Ashe County is ranked 446th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Jackson Pryor, who almost dropped a double-double on 20 points and nine rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points he has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Wyatt Kohout, who scored 14 points along with three steals.
Several Huskies players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Blake Peters, who scored 12 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryce Peters, who scored seven points along with four steals.
Watauga has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season. As for Ashe County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-16.
Watauga will be playing in front of their home fans against Freedom at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday. Watauga has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 896 points over their last 13 matchups. As for Ashe County, they will head out on the road to challenge Alexander Central at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Alexander Central focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up five on Friday.
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