Football Preview: St. Stephens Indians vs. North Iredell Raiders
The St. Stephens Indians are taking a road trip to square off against the North Iredell Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup 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 enjoyed a cozy 56-40 win over West Iredell. The Indians' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, North Iredell gave up the first points last Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. They came out on top against Foard by a score of 23-16. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Raiders.
Kaleb Sales and HAROLD Jackson were among the main playmakers for North Iredell as the former rushed for 145 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.5 yards per carry and the latter 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' victory ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-3. As for North Iredell, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
St. Stephens lost to North Iredell on the road by a decisive 27-12 margin in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can St. Stephens avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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