The Draughn Wildcats will head out to take on the Mitchell Mountaineers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Draughn is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
Draughn is headed into the game having just suffered their biggest loss since August 23rd on Friday. They took a blow against Mountain Heritage, falling 49-6. Having soared to a lofty 37 points in the game before, the Wildcats couldn't push the score so high this time.
Despite a strong season so far, Mitchell has seen their luck take a bit of a downturn recently. They fell to Avery County 25-21.
Despite the defeat, Mitchell got top-tier performance from Kaj Pittman, who rushed for 154 yards and three touchdowns. Pittman has become a key player for Mitchell: the team is 5-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise. Mitchell also got help from Isaiah Turner, who showed off his sure hands for 85 receiving yards.
Even though they lost, Mitchell was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 211 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 183 rushing yards in nine consecutive contests.
Mitchell's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-3. As for Draughn, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-4.
Things could have been worse for Draughn, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 33-14 loss to Mitchell in their previous matchup back in October. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Pittman, who rushed for 118 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 32 receiving yards. Now that Draughn knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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