With a playoff game on the line, Mitchell rose to the challenge on Friday. They came out on top against the Draughn Wildcats by a score of 39-28. That's more bragging rights for the Mountaineers, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Mitchell's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Hayden Webb led the charge by rushing for 174 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.2 yards per carry. Webb's longest rush was for an incredible 73 yards. Kaj Pittman was another key back, rushing for 116 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry.
Mitchell was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 327 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Mitchell didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Alex Wences, Cole Young, and Andrew Carpenter picked up one apiece.
Draughn lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Sterling Radabaugh, who rushed for 75 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 234 yards and a touchdown. Radabaugh also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble and making three total tackles in addition to snagging an interception. 85 of Radabaugh's passing yards were hauled in by Connor Houston.
Mitchell's record is now 7-3. As for Draughn, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-5.
Mitchell will challenge Corvian Community at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Corvian Community is coming into the match with six straight wins at home, so Mitchell will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. Draughn does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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