If Draughn was riding high fresh off their 66-2 takedown of NCSSM: Morganton last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Draughn Wildcats took an 82-66 bruising from the Avery County Vikings on Thursday. The Wildcats haven't had much luck with the Vikings recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Avery County found their leader in sophomore Marley Jones, who went 13-for-18 en route to 35 points in addition to seven boards and three steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Jones has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Caroline Hollifield, who almost dropped a double-double with 20 points and nine rebounds.
Draughn's defeat dropped their record down to 12-10. As for Avery County, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Draughn and Mountain Heritage will face off at 6:00 p.m. on Friday without much rest, having both just played. As for Avery County, they will face off against Mitchell at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. Avery County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58.5 points per game this season.
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