The South Caldwell Spartans will venture away from home to challenge the Watauga Pioneers at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Watauga will be up against a hot South Caldwell team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. South Caldwell was the clear victor by a 62-41 margin over Hibriten on Friday. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 134th, while the Panthers are ranked 576th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Watauga had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They took their game with ease, bagging an 80-47 victory over the Buckin' Elks.
South Caldwell better keep an eye on Cade Keller. He was instrumental in Watauga's win, as he made all 7 shots he took racking up 22 points. Josiah Railey was another key player, going 7 of 13 on his way to 19 points and five rebounds.
Watauga smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've posted since the start of last season.
Watauga has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.0 points per game. As for South Caldwell, their record is now 13-5.
South Caldwell was able to grind out a solid win over Watauga when the teams last played on January 9th, winning 76-64. The rematch might be a little tougher for South Caldwell since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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