Daniel Boone lost against Watauga back in December of 2023 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Daniel Boone Trailblazers lost 91-65 to the Watauga Pioneers. While losing is never fun, the Trailblazers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 103rd in Tennessee, while the Pioneers are ranked 17th in North Carolina).
It was another big night for Kate Sears, who dropped a double-double on 44 points and 13 rebounds for Watauga. That makes it three consecutive games in which Sears has scored at least a third of Watauga's points. Another player making a difference was Blair Haines, who went 6 for 10 en route to 17 points.
This is the second loss in a row for Daniel Boone and nudges their season record down to 10-11. As for Watauga, the victory was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-4.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Daniel Boone will welcome Dobyns-Bennett at 5:30 p.m. on February 7th. As for Watauga, they will be playing at home against South Caldwell at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Watauga's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five games.
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