A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Cougars challenge the Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Mountain Heritage's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 11 contests.
Last Friday, Mountain Heritage didn't have too much trouble with Madison as they won 70-51. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 179th, while the Patriots are ranked 483rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Draughn). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat NCSSM: Morganton 75-46. The victory continues a trend for the Wildcats in their matchups with the Dragons: they've now won five in a row.
Mountain Heritage better focus on containing Kayden Lytle and Cayden Lewis as the pair were huge in Draughn's win. Lytle dropped a double-double on 23 points and 11 assists, while Lewis went 7 for 12 from beyond the arc en route to 23 points and five boards. Lewis continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Connor Houston, who posted ten points and five rebounds.
Draughn was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since the start of last season.
Mountain Heritage is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.4 points over those games. As for Draughn, their record is now 7-14.
Everything came up roses for Mountain Heritage against Draughn in their previous matchup back in January, as the team secured a 96-63 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Lytle, who went 15 of 30 on his way to 37 points. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Mountain Heritage still be able to contain Lytle? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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