The Hibriten Panthers lost against the Watauga Pioneers on February 9th, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. Hibriten's tough 68-46 defeat to Watauga might stick with them for a while. Hibriten has not had much luck with Watauga recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
It was another big night for Kate Sears, who dropped a double-double on 28 points and 15 rebounds for Watauga. That makes it 14 consecutive games in which Sears has scored at least a third of Watauga's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaitlyn Darner, who scored 15 points.
Hibriten's loss dropped their record down to 18-8. As for Watauga, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-5 record this season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Hibriten will take on Hickory at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Hickory's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last three contests. As for Watauga, their homestand continues as they prepare to take on South Iredell at 6:00 p.m. on February 27th. Hopefully Watauga is not getting complacent considering they own a much higher rank in North Carolina (they are ranked tenth, while South Iredell is ranked 245th).
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