Basketball Game Preview: St. Stephens Indians vs. West Iredell Warriors

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01/24/25 - Home	87-85 W
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St. Stephens is 9-1 against West Iredell since December of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. Having just played yesterday, the Indians will get right back to it and host the Warriors at 7:45 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

West Iredell will be up against a hot St. Stephens team: the squad just extended their winning streak to four. The Indians came out on top against Foard by a score of 61-50 on Monday. While the Indians didn't have the best season last year (they finished 8-17), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.

Meanwhile, West Iredell narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Wilkes Central 57-55.

St. Stephens better focus on containing Austin Bailey and Ja'Braylan Patterson as the pair were huge in West Iredell's win. Bailey shot 50% from the field to rack up 18 points and five rebounds, while Patterson almost dropped a double-double with ten points and nine boards. That's the most points Bailey has posted since back in January. The team also got some help courtesy of Gabe Harshman, who earned seven points and 12 rebounds.

The win got West Iredell back to even at 1-1. As for St. Stephens, their victory bumped their record up to 4-0.

St. Stephens skirted past West Iredell 87-85 when the teams last played back in January. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was the Warriors' Jordan Patterson, who went 16-for-23 en route to 42 points and seven boards. Now that he won't be playing on Tuesday, will it be easier for the Indians to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.