Basketball Game Preview: St. Stephens Indians vs. Draughn Wildcats

The St. Stephens Indians will venture away from home to challenge the Draughn Wildcats at 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (St. Stephens has five straight victories, Draughn has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

If Draughn heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when St. Stephens took over last week. The Indians walked away with a 54-45 win over West Iredell on Tuesday. The 54-point effort marked the Indians' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.

Jachavis Sherrill

Field Goal Percentage

11/25/25 vs West Iredell	73%
11/24/25 @ Foard	63%
11/21/25 vs East Burke	60%
11/19/25 vs Draughn	90%
11/18/25 vs Bunker Hill	100%
+ 4 more games

Jachavis Sherrill continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 8-for-11 on his way to 25 points along with eight boards and three steals. He is also on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as he's posted one of at least 45% in the last nine games he's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Alan Wilson, who shot 60% from the field en route to 12 points.

Meanwhile, Draughn came up short against Newton-Conover on Tuesday and fell 63-51.

Draughn's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for St. Stephens, their victory bumped their record up to 5-0.

Everything came up roses for St. Stephens against Draughn in their previous meeting last Wednesday, as the squad secured a 76-34 win. In that contest, the Indians amassed a halftime lead of 42-15, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.