Basketball Preview: South Iredell Vikings vs. Alexander Central Cougars
South Iredell is 2-8 against Alexander Central since December of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The South Iredell Vikings will face off against the Alexander Central Cougars at 8:00 p.m. Hopefully South Iredell focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 16 last Tuesday.
South Iredell is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against North Lincoln last Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. South Iredell took a blow against North Lincoln, falling 84-54. The Vikings were down 63-40 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
South Iredell's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Kobe Richardson, who went 5 for 8 en route to 13 points, and Brady Doucette, who earned 11 points. The dominant performance also gave Richardson a new career-high in field goal percentage (63%). Chris Mattei was another key player, posting four points.
Meanwhile, Alexander Central came up short against Central Davidson last Tuesday and fell 69-61. The loss continues a trend for the Cougars in their matchups with the Spartans: they've now lost four in a row.
Despite the defeat, Alexander Central got top-tier performance from Jayon Connor, who scored 34 points. Connor's evening made it seven games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Jaheim Redmond, who had nine points plus seven assists and two steals.
Alexander Central's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for South Iredell, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
South Iredell was taken down by Alexander Central 66-27 in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point South Iredell was down 44-13.
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