North Carolina High School Basketball - Freedom nips Draughn
January 4, 2023: Valdese, NC 28690 Fans at Wednesday's non-league challenge between the Freedom Patriots (Morganton, NC) and the host Draughn Wildcats (Valdese, NC), saw Freedom's basketball squad hold off Draughn by a tally of 54-53.
With the victory, Freedom improves its record to 6-3 on the campaign. The Patriots travel to Hibriten (Lenoir, NC) to play the Panthers in a non-league challenge on Friday, January 6. The Panthers come into the challenge with a record of 6-4. Hibriten lost 72-56 in their recent non-league challenge against South Point (Belmont, NC)
Next up, the Wildcats play the Rosman Tigers (Rosman, NC) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, January 6. Draughn will attempt to improve on its 3-7 season record.