Basketball Game Preview: St. Stephens Indians vs. Foard Tigers

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Previous Games

02/14/25 - Away	69-59 W
01/21/25 - Home	77-60 W
02/16/24 - Home	82-72 W
01/23/24 - Away	76-66 W
02/10/23 - Away	52-49 W
+ 5 more games

St. Stephens has gone 9-1 against Foard recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Indians are headed away from home for the first time to square off against the Tigers at 7:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (St. Stephens has three straight wins, Foard has 19 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

St. Stephens is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing East Burke: they outscored them in every quarter. The Indians enjoyed a cozy 66-49 victory over the Cavaliers on Friday.

Meanwhile, Foard had to hit the road for their first game and it wasn't the result they were hoping for. They lost 70-46 to South Iredell on Wednesday.

St. Stephens will have to contain Damarion Gaither-Walton as he made an impact in Foard's last game. He posted 13 points and three steals. Another player making a difference was Holden Caldwell, who had eight points.

St. Stephens' win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Foard, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-1.

St. Stephens beat Foard 69-59 in their previous matchup back in February. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Caldwell, who put up 17 points in addition to five assists and three steals. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will the Indians still be able to contain Caldwell? There's only one way to find out.