The Draughn Wildcats will take on the St. Stephens Indians at 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Draughn has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with four straight losses, while St. Stephens will come in with five straight wins.
On Tuesday, Draughn came up short against Newton-Conover and fell 63-51.
While St. Stephens didn't have the best season last year (they finished 8-17), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They came out on top against West Iredell by a score of 54-45 on Tuesday. The 54-point effort marked the Indians' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Draughn better keep an eye on Jachavis Sherrill. He was instrumental in St. Stephens' win, going 8-for-11 to rack up 25 points along with eight rebounds and three steals. Sherrill's big performance that evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least 18 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Alan Wilson, who shot 60% from the field en route to 12 points.
Draughn's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for St. Stephens, their victory bumped their record up to 5-0.
Draughn took a serious blow against St. Stephens in their previous meeting last Wednesday, falling 76-34. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Sherrill, who went 9-for-10 on his way to 25 points. Now that the Wildcats know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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