The Freedom Patriots lost against the Watauga Pioneers back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. Freedom's rough 72-52 defeat to Watauga might stick with them for a while. Freedom has not had much luck with Watauga recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Kate Sears continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Watauga, scoring 33 points along with five assists. That makes it 11 consecutive games in which Sears has scored at least a third of Watauga's points. Laney Shook was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 12 points and 11 rebounds.
Freedom dropped their record down to 12-10 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for Watauga, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Freedom will face off against Alexander Central at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Freedom will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings (they are ranked 135th, while Alexander Central is ranked 28th). As for Watauga, they will head out on the road to challenge Ashe County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Ashe County will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Watauga surely won't give up without a fight.
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