St. Stephens lost against Hickory back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The St. Stephens Indians took a 66-55 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Hickory Red Tornadoes. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 370th, while the Red Tornadoes are ranked 109th).
| 01/31/25 vs Hickory | 22 |
| 01/28/25 @ North Iredell | 23 |
| 01/24/25 vs West Iredell | 16 |
| 01/21/25 vs Foard | 23 |
| 01/17/25 @ Statesville | 19 |
Despite the loss, St. Stephens still got an impressive performance from Jachavis Sherrill, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and ten rebounds. Sherrill's evening made it five games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Brayden Caldwell was another key player, putting up 11 points.
St. Stephens has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-13 record this season. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.6 points per game. As for Hickory, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-4.
St. Stephens will square off against North Lincoln at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in North Lincoln's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 18 games. As for Hickory, they will be playing in front of their home fans against North Iredell at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing is sure in Hickory's favor as the squad sits on 22 straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while North Iredell has been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road.
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