Basketball Recap: Mitchell Piles Up the Points Against Cloudland

Mountaineers

Margin (Wins)

01/29/25 vs NCSSM: Morganton	47
01/17/25 vs Avery County	43
01/30/25 @ Rosman	40
02/01/25 @ Cloudland	39
12/05/24 vs Cloudland	35

You can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Mitchell's strategy against Cloudland on Saturday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Mitchell Mountaineers blew the Cloudland Highlanders out of the water with a 71-32 final score. The Mountaineers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven contests by 20 points or more this season.

Mitchell has also been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.7 points per game. As for Cloudland, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-13.

When Mitchell and Cloudland next hit the court, they'll be up against teams who recently just can't seem to lose. Mitchell will challenge Mountain Heritage and their seven-game winning streak at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Cloudland will try to stop North Greene's eight-game winning streak when the meet at 8:00 p.m. on Friday.