Basketball Game Preview: Draughn Wildcats vs. Owen Warhorses

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Previous Games

02/20/24 - Home	67-79 L
01/23/24 - Home	76-64 W
12/15/23 - Away	68-62 W
01/17/23 - Away	54-43 W
12/13/22 - Home	79-69 W
+ 2 more games

Draughn has gone 6-1 against Owen recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Draughn Wildcats will be home for the holidays to greet the Owen Warhorses at 7:30 p.m. Draughn is coming into the matchup on a four-game losing streak.

Last Wednesday, Draughn came up short against R-S Central and fell 61-48.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Owen). They walked away with a 76-67 win over North Buncombe on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Warhorses.

Owen's win came from a few key players Draughn will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Eli Lewkowicz, who almost dropped a double-double on 18 points and nine boards. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rebounds. Another player making a difference was Jared Kelley, who shot 6-for-9 from deep and dropped a double-double on 21 points and 13 rebounds.

Owen was working as a unit and finished the game with 22 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

The victory got Owen back to even at 2-2. As for Draughn, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.

Draughn came up short against Owen in their previous meeting back in February, falling 79-67. Can Draughn avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.