Hibriten and Watauga are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2017, but not for long. The Hibriten Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Watauga Pioneers at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Hibriten has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with eight straight defeats, while Watauga will come in with five straight wins.
On Tuesday, Hibriten came up short against Ashe County and fell 71-64.
Meanwhile, Watauga was able to grind out a solid victory over Alexander Central on Tuesday, taking the game 55-43. The 55-point effort marked the Pioneers' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
The match pitted two dominant guards against one another in Cade Keller and Jayon Connor. Keller had a solid game and posted 13 points along with six assists and six rebounds. Meanwhile, Connor was balling out in the loss, putting up 24 points and four steals.
Watauga's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-6. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 74.0 points per game. As for Hibriten, their loss dropped their record down to 3-18.
Hibriten suffered a grim 84-58 defeat to Watauga when the teams last played back in January. Will Hibriten have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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