Basketball Recap: West Iredell Snaps Four-Game Streak of Losses on the Road

If Foard wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played West Iredell, they should've done a better job of containing Jordan Patterson. The West Iredell Warriors came out on top against the Foard Tigers by a score of 72-60 on Tuesday thanks in part to Patterson, who went 12 for 15 en route to 33 points in addition to six rebounds and three steals. His evening made it 19 games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points.

David Bunton was another key player, going 5 of 11 on his way to 10 points along with seven boards and five steals. He has been hot, having posted two or more steals the last eight times he's played.

Despite the defeat, Foard had strong showings from Noah Hedrick, who went 5 for 10 en route to 16 points, and Malachi Mcknight, who went 6 of 11 on his way to 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Holden Caldwell, who posted eight points.

West Iredell's win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 10-9. As for Foard, they dropped their record down to 1-18 with the loss, which was their fourth straight at home.

West Iredell and Foard could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings. West Iredell will challenge East Lincoln at 7:30 p.m. on Friday down 215 places (346 vs. 131). Meanwhile, Foard (ranked 592nd) will meet Statesville (ranked 163rd) at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.