The Mitchell Mountaineers only won by two when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 22-point they dealt NCSSM: Morganton on Tuesday. Mitchell blew past NCSSM: Morganton 89-67. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Mitchell got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Ian Ledford out in front who almost dropped a double-double on 20 points and nine rebounds. Another player making a difference was Connor Warren, who scored 21 points.
NCSSM: Morganton lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Jayden Spruill, who scored 21 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Spruill has scored all season. Vedant Chanshetty was another key contributor, scoring 14 points.
Mitchell is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-8 record this season. As for NCSSM: Morganton, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-13.
Mitchell's road trip will continue as they head out to face Owen at 8:30 p.m. on February 22nd. One thing working in Mitchell's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 12 matchups. NCSSM: Morganton does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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