Basketball Recap: Connor Houston's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Draughn over Owen

Draughn lost against Owen back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Draughn Wildcats lost 95-74 to the Owen Warhorses. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (63), the Wildcats still had to take the loss.

Draughn lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Connor Houston, who went 8 of 13 en route to 18 points and seven boards. What's more, Houston also racked up four assists, the most he's had since back in December of 2023. Another player making a difference was Cayden Lewis, who went 7 for 15 on his way to 22 points.

Even though they lost, Draughn was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Owen to victory, but perhaps none more so than Asante Martin, who went 11 of 21 en route to 30 points along with seven assists and six rebounds. Martin's evening made it five games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Christian Barrett also deserves some recognition as he scored his first points of the season.

This is the second loss in a row for Draughn and nudges their season record down to 5-11. As for Owen, they pushed their record up to 11-3 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.

Coincidentally, both will both be playing Mitchell the next time they take the court. Draughn will head out to face Mitchell at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, while Owen will host them at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.