Mitchell had lost seven straight on the road, but on Monday they dropped down to 6-12 to make it eight. They took a 68-56 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Madison Patriots. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Thursday (55), the Mountaineers still had to take the loss.
As for Madison, the victory got them back to even at 11-11. They haven't had any issues with Mitchell recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
Gavin Gault continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 7-for-15 on his way to 31 points and six rebounds. His big performance that evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least 18 points. Gabe Coates was another key player, putting up five points and ten boards.
Mitchell didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 54-32 victory against Avery County on the 10th. As for Madison, they have also already played their next game, a 60-57 defeat against Mountain Heritage on the 12th.
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