The South Iredell Vikings and the Rocky River Ravens will round out the year against one another at at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
South Iredell is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 79 points on Friday, they were much more limited against Statesville on Saturday. They were dealt a 67-22 defeat at the hands of the Greyhounds. The contest marked the Vikings' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Meanwhile, Rocky River scored the most points they've had this season on Saturday, but it wasn't enough. They took an 87-76 hit to the loss column at the hands of Mooresville. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (75), the Ravens still had to take the loss.
South Iredell will need focus on slowing down Jayden Ross, one of several Rocky River players who made an impact when they last played. He posted 23 points. Ross is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. BRIAN Carr was another key player, putting up 20 points.
Rocky River has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-6 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.0 points per game. As for South Iredell, their loss dropped their record down to 4-8.
South Iredell suffered a grim 73-53 defeat to Rocky River in their previous meeting back in December of 2022. Thankfully for South Iredell, Jaden Lyles (who dropped a double-double on 21 points and ten rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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