St. Stephens is on a seven-game streak of home losses, West Iredell a 20-game streak of away losses dating back to last season, but someone's luck will change on Friday. The St. Stephens Indians will welcome the West Iredell Warriors at 6:15 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
St. Stephens is likely headed into the contest with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Foard on Tuesday. St. Stephens took a hard 41-27 fall against Foard.
St. Stephens might have lost, but man, Kennedy Blevins was a machine: she posted 14 points along with eight boards and seven steals. That was a full 51.9% of St. Stephens' points, marking the 13th time in a row she's had more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Ady Mchenry, who put up six points.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 69-16, which was the final score in West Iredell's tilt against North Iredell on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 586th, while the Raiders are ranked 169th).
St. Stephens' defeat dropped their record down to 6-11. As for West Iredell, their loss dropped their record down to 1-16.
Everything went St. Stephens' way against West Iredell in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, as St. Stephens made off with a 46-22 win. Does St. Stephens have another victory up their sleeve, or will West Iredell turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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