The Mitchell Mountaineers will challenge the Draughn Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Mitchell is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28.7 points per game this season.
Mitchell is headed into Friday's contest hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight losses. They fell to Avery County 25-21.
Mitchell might have lost, but man, Kaj Pittman was a machine: he 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 matches.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 37 points the game before, Draughn was a bit more limited in their game on Friday. They were dealt a 49-6 defeat at the hands of Mountain Heritage. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 281st, while the Cougars are ranked 47th).
Draughn's loss dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Mitchell, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-3.
Mitchell strolled past Draughn in their previous meeting back in October by a score of 33-14. Will Mitchell repeat their success, or does Draughn have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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