The Watauga Pioneers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Freedom Patriots at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Watauga's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 13 matches.
Winning is just a little bit easier when you work as a team to rack up seven more assists than your opponent, a fact Watauga proved on Friday. They blew past Ashe County 67-43. Given Watauga's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 122nd, while Ashe County is ranked 446th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jackson Pryor continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, almost dropping a double-double on 20 points and nine rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points he has scored all season. Wyatt Kohout was another key contributor, scoring 14 points along with three steals.
Meanwhile, even though Hibriten scored an imposing 57 points on Tuesday, Freedom still came out on top. Freedom had just enough and edged Hibriten out 60-57. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory Freedom has posted since November 21, 2023.
Watauga has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season. As for Freedom, the win got them back to even at 12-12.
Watauga strolled past Freedom in their previous meeting last Tuesday by a score of 83-66. Will Watauga repeat their success, or does Freedom have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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