Owen was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They were beaten by the Mitchell Mountaineers 65-27. While losing is never fun, the Warhorses can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 561st, while the Mountaineers are ranked 255th).
| 01/24/25 vs Mitchell | 13 |
| 01/09/25 @ NCSSM: Morganton | 8 |
| 12/17/24 @ Draughn | 8 |
| 12/03/24 @ North Henderson | 7 |
| 01/17/25 @ Madison | 5 |
Several Warhorses players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Savannah Hollingsworth, who posted 13 points and five rebounds. The dominant performance gave Hollingsworth a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Mia Roland, who had two points in addition to 12 boards and four steals.
Owen's defeat dropped their record down to 2-15. As for Mitchell, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 9-5.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Owen will head out to face off against Mountain Heritage at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Mountain Heritage is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.6 points per game this season. Mitchell has already played their next contest (against Draughn), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
