Basketball Recap: Statesville Falls Despite Big Games from Symerria Harris and Tandriyana Allison

After flying high against St. Stephens last Tuesday, Statesville came back down to earth. The Statesville Greyhounds took a hard 49-32 fall against the Hickory Red Tornadoes on Friday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Red Tornadoes this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 46-31 back in January.

Symerria Harris

Rebounds

02/14/25 @ Hickory	10
02/11/25 @ St. Stephens	8
02/07/25 @ North Iredell	11
02/04/25 vs West Iredell	10
01/31/25 vs Foard	8
+ 2 more games

Statesville's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of TanDriyana Allison, who posted seven points in addition to 11 boards and four steals, and Symerria Harris, who dropped a double-double with 11 points and ten rebounds. Harris has been hot, having posted eight or more rebounds the last seven times she's played.

Even though they lost, Statesville smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 23 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in ten consecutive games.

Statesville has traveled a rocky road recently having lost eight of their last ten matchups, which has put a noticeable dent in their 8-15 record this season. As for Hickory, their win bumped their record up to 6-14.

As of now, neither Statesville nor Hickory have any future games scheduled.