Preview: St. Stephens Indians vs. Statesville Greyhounds
The St. Stephens Indians will head out on the road to square off against the Statesville Greyhounds at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
It may have taken overtime to finish the job, but St. Stephens ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They came out on top against Foard by a score of 82-72. The win was some much needed relief for St. Stephens as it spelled an end to their four-game losing streak.
Hayden Hillman continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 7 for 12 from beyond the arc en route to 38 points and 0 assists. As a matter of fact, that's the most points he has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Javian White, who scored 18 points along with six assists and four steals.
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Statesville's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They suffered a rough 89-64 loss at the hands of Hickory. While losing is never fun, Statesville can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 218th, while Hickory is ranked 20th).
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Kevin Bryant, who almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine rebounds. Mekiaun Davis was another key contributor, scoring 16 points.
The win got St. Stephens back to even at 12-12. As for Statesville, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-11.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as the pair are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. St. Stephens hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 64.1 points per game. However, it's not like Statesville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 67.9 points per game. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
St. Stephens ended up a good deal behind Statesville when the teams last played on Tuesday, losing 75-61. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Statesville's Caleb Tillman, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and ten rebounds. Now that St. Stephens knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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