St. Stephens hasn't had much luck against Hickory recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The St. Stephens Indians will venture away from home to challenge the Hickory Red Tornadoes at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, St. Stephens earned a 69-59 victory over Foard. The Indians haven't had any issues with the Tigers recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive win against them.
Jachavis Sherrill
| 02/14/25 @ Foard | 14 |
| 01/14/25 vs East Lincoln | 13 |
| 01/03/25 vs North Iredell | 11 |
| 01/31/25 vs Hickory | 10 |
| 01/28/25 @ North Iredell | 10 |
St. Stephens' success was spearheaded by the efforts of Jachavis Sherrill, who dropped a double-double with 29 points and 14 rebounds, and Noah Vanbeurden, who went 8-for-14 to rack up 22 points in addition to seven boards and five assists. The dominant performance gave Sherrill a new career-high in boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Alan Wilson, who posted five points and five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Hickory entered their tilt with Statesville on Friday with five consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with six. They took down the Greyhounds 65-47.
Hickory's victory was their 25th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 15-4. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 80.3 points over those games. As for St. Stephens, their win bumped their record up to 8-16.
St. Stephens came up short against Hickory in their previous matchup back in January, falling 66-55. Can St. Stephens avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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