Basketball Game Preview: Foard Tigers vs. North Iredell Raiders

Foard is 1-6 against North Iredell since December of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Foard Tigers will venture away from home to face off against the North Iredell Raiders at 7:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.

Foard is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their tenth straight game on Tuesday. They lost to St. Stephens on the road by a 77-60 margin.

Meanwhile, North Iredell came into Tuesday's game having lost eight straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They secured a 76-72 W over West Iredell on Tuesday.

Foard's defeat dropped their record down to 1-16. As for North Iredell, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-12.

Foard came up short against North Iredell in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, falling 70-62. Can Foard avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.