Football Preview: North Iredell Raiders vs. St. Stephens Indians
North Iredell has been away from home for two games now, but on Saturday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the St. Stephens Indians at 2:00 p.m. North Iredell will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.
North Iredell is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They came out on top against Foard by a score of 23-16 on Friday.
North Iredell's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Kaleb Sales, who rushed for 145 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.5 yards per carry, and HAROLD Jackson, who rushed for 131 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.7 yards per carry. Sales is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 123 every time he's taken the field this season.
North Iredell was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 293 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 267 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, after only six points in their last contest, St. Stephens made sure to put some points up on the board against West Iredell on Friday. St. Stephens strolled past West Iredell with points to spare, taking the game 56-40. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Indians as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
The victory got North Iredell back to even at 2-2. As for St. Stephens, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-3.
North Iredell strolled past St. Stephens in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a score of 27-12. Does North Iredell 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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