A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Wildcats challenge the Cougars at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Draughn is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past NCSSM: Morganton 75-46 on Friday. The Wildcats haven't had any issues with the Dragons recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.
Cayden Lewis
| 02/07/25 vs NCSSM: Morganton | 23 |
| 01/21/25 @ Owen | 22 |
| 11/26/24 vs R-S Central | 22 |
| 01/23/25 @ Mitchell | 18 |
| 01/09/25 vs Rosman | 16 |
Draughn can attribute much of their success to Kayden Lytle, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and 11 assists, and Cayden Lewis, who went 7 of 12 from beyond the arc to rack up 23 points and five boards. The dominant performance gave Lewis a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Connor Houston, who posted ten points and five rebounds.
They weren't the only ones working in the assist department: Draughn was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Mountain Heritage waltzed into their contest on Friday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. They strolled past the Patriots with points to spare, taking the game 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.
Mountain Heritage's victory was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-2. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 77.0 points over those games. As for Draughn, their win bumped their record up to 7-14.
Draughn was taken down by Mountain Heritage 96-63 when the teams last played back in January. Will Draughn have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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