The North Iredell Raiders defeated the host St. Stephens Indians basketball squad by a final score of 55-43 in Friday's league outing.

Next, the Raiders clash with the North Lincoln Knights (Lincolnton, NC) in a 3A Western Foothills outing, on Tuesday, January 7. North Iredell will attempt to upgrade on its 8-4 season record. The Knights come into the outing with a 10-1 record after their 73-55 league win over Hickory (Hickory, NC).

The Indians (4-8) will now prepare for their outing against Hickory (Hickory, NC). The Red Tornadoes come into the 3A Western Foothills outing with a 1-6 record. In their last outing, Hickory went down by North Lincoln (Lincolnton, NC), 73-55, in a league outing.