North Carolina High School Basketball - Draughn topped by Mitchell
January 5, 2024: Valdese, NC 28690 The Mitchell Mountaineers basketball team scored 82 points and restricted the host Draughn Wildcats to 63 in the Mountaineers league victory on Friday.
The Mountaineers now sport a 5-6 record. They put it on the line next when they host Cloudland for a non-league contest on Monday, January 8. Mitchell will battle a Highlanders team coming off a 62-27 league loss to Unaka (Elizabethton, TN). The Highlanders record now stands at 0-13.
With the defeat, Draughn moves to 3-10 on the year. The Wildcats travel to Madison (Marshall, NC) to meet the Patriots in a 1A/2A Western Highlands match on Tuesday, January 9. The Patriots enter the match with a record of 6-7. Madison won 81-36 in their recent league match against Rosman (Rosman, NC)