Preview: Statesville Greyhounds vs. St. Stephens Indians
The Statesville Greyhounds will play host again and welcome the St. Stephens Indians, where tip off is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Statesville has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 712 points over their last ten matches.
Statesville pushed their score all the way to 64 on Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They suffered a rough 89-64 defeat at the hands of Hickory. While losing is never fun, Statesville can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 218th, while Hickory is ranked 20th).
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Kevin Bryant, who almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Mekiaun Davis, who scored 16 points.
St. Stephens can finally bid farewell to their four-game losing streak thanks to their game on Friday. They came out on top against Foard by a score of 82-72. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
St. Stephens found their leader in underclassman Hayden Hillman, who went 7 for 12 from beyond the arc en route to 38 points and 0 assists. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Hillman has scored all season. Javian White was another key contributor, scoring 18 points along with six assists and four steals.
Statesville's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-11. As for St. Stephens, the win got them back to even at 12-12.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as both teams are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Statesville hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 67.9 points per game. However, it's not like St. Stephens struggles in that department as they've been averaging 64.1 points per game. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
Statesville strolled past St. Stephens in their previous meeting on Tuesday by a score of 75-61. Does Statesville have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. Stephens turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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