Alexander Central won the last time they faced South Iredell, and things went their way on Wednesday too. The Alexander Central Cougars blew past the South Iredell Vikings 71-44. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 37-14.
Leading Alexander Central to victory were Jayon Connor and Jaheim Redmond. Connor almost dropped a double-double on 25 points and nine rebounds, while Redmond had 14 points in addition to eight assists and seven rebounds. Connor's evening made it eight games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Nate Roark, who earned five points.
South Iredell's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Zy'Mir Clark, who had 11 points along with five rebounds and two steals, and Kobe Richardson, who went 6 for 8 en route to 17 points. Richardson is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games.
Alexander Central's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for South Iredell, their defeat was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-3.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Alexander Central is headed away from home for the first time to square off against North Iredell at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for South Iredell, they and West Iredell are set to duel on Friday. West Iredell knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past four matchups -- so hopefully South Iredell likes a good challenge.
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