The St. Stephens Indians will face off against the Hickory Red Tornadoes at 6:15 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Tuesday, St. Stephens ended up a good deal behind North Iredell and lost 55-38. The Indians haven't had much luck with the Raiders recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Kennedy Blevins put forth a good effort for the losing side as she posted 19 points and seven boards. That was a full 50% of St. Stephens' points, marking the 15th time in a row she's had more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Addison Smith, who earned seven points.
Meanwhile, Hickory was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They had to suffer through a 63-34 loss at the hands of Alexander Central. The contest marked the Red Tornadoes' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
St. Stephens' loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-12. As for Hickory, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-12.
St. Stephens strolled past Hickory in their previous meeting on January 7th by a score of 61-46. Does St. Stephens have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hickory turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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