Basketball Game Preview: NCSSM: Morganton Dragons vs. Mitchell Mountaineers

The NCSSM: Morganton Dragons will head out to challenge the Mitchell Mountaineers at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. NCSSM: Morganton has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with 29 straight defeats, while Mitchell will come in with six straight wins.

NCSSM: Morganton played against Rosman and lost via forfeit.

On Tuesday, Mitchell made easy work of Draughn and carried off a 59-38 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Mountaineers have posted against the Wildcats since January 2, 2020.

Mitchell's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-5. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.3 points per game. As for NCSSM: Morganton, their loss dropped their record down to 0-11.

NCSSM: Morganton was dealt a bruising 71-3 defeat at the hands of Mitchell in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Mitchell's Kaylee Rowe, who went 6 for 9 on her way to 15 points and eight steals. Now that NCSSM: Morganton knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.