NCSSM: Morganton won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Tuesday. They were the victim of a tough 89-67 loss at the hands of Mitchell. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Wednesday (62), NCSSM: Morganton still had to take the loss.
Several NCSSM: Morganton players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Jayden Spruill, who scored 21 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Spruill has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Vedant Chanshetty, who scored 14 points.
Mitchell's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Ian Ledford, who almost dropped a double-double on 20 points and nine rebounds. Connor Warren was another key contributor, scoring 21 points.
NCSSM: Morganton's defeat dropped their record down to 8-13. As for Mitchell, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 17-8 record this season.
NCSSM: Morganton does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Mitchell is on the road again on Thursday and plays Owen at 8:30 p.m. on February 22nd. One thing working in Mitchell's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 12 games.
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