Basketball Game Preview: Queen's Grant Stallions vs. South Stokes Sauras

The Queen's Grant Stallions will head out to square off against the South Stokes Sauras at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Queen's Grant sitting on 13 straight victories and South Stokes on 21.

Queen's Grant is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They breezed past East Wilkes to the tune of 90-52. The Stallions have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 17 games by 22 points or more this season.

Mekhi Allen

Assists (Career)

03/04/25 vs East Wilkes	6
02/04/25 @ Valor Preparatory Academy	4
01/31/25 @ Sugar Creek Charter	4
12/30/24 vs Victory Christian Center	4
12/27/24 vs Central Cabarrus	3

Queen's Grant's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Mekhi Allen led the charge by shooting 54% from the field to rack up 14 points along with six assists and six steals. Those six assists gave Allen a new career-high. Chase Smith was another key player, as he made all 5 shots he took to post 12 points in addition to seven boards and four steals.

Meanwhile, South Stokes beat Eastern Randolph 75-66 on Tuesday.

South Stokes pushed their record up to 27-2 with the win, which was their 30th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 77.0 points over those games. As for Queen's Grant, their victory bumped their record up to 26-7.