Football Preview: St. Stephens Indians vs. North Iredell Raiders
The St. Stephens Indians will head out on the road to square off against the North Iredell Raiders at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
St. Stephens took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They took down West Iredell 56-40. The Indians' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, North Iredell was not the first on the board last Friday, but they got there more often. They walked away with a 23-16 victory over Foard. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Raiders.
North Iredell can attribute much of their success to Kaleb Sales, who rushed for 145 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.5 yards per carry, and HAROLD Jackson, who rushed for 131 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.7 yards per carry. Sales is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 123 every time he's taken the field this season.
North Iredell was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 293 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 267 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
St. Stephens' win ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-3. As for North Iredell, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
St. Stephens lost to North Iredell on the road by a decisive 27-12 margin when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can St. Stephens avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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