The Statesville Greyhounds will venture away from home to take on the Salisbury Hornets at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Statesville has given up an average of 72.2 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Statesville was handed a 33-point defeat in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Monday. In a tight contest that could have gone either way, they made off with a 71-70 win over North Rowan.
Manuel (MJ) Gladden
| 12/01/25 vs North Rowan | 9 |
| 11/24/25 @ Carson | 6 |
| 12/10/24 vs Hough | 6 |
| 01/15/25 vs North Iredell | 5 |
| 01/09/25 @ West Iredell | 5 |
It was another big night for Manuel (MJ) Gladden, who almost dropped a double-double with 29 points and nine steals. Those nine steals gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of La'Damien Parker, who dropped a double-double with 15 points and 13 boards.
Statesville smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 17 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Salisbury strolled into their game on Monday with a perfect record and they left with the same. They blew past A.L. Brown 74-40. With the Hornets ahead 35-14 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
The victory got Statesville back to even at 2-2. As for Salisbury, their record now sits at 3-0.
Statesville couldn't quite get it done against Salisbury when the teams last played back in December of 2015 as they fell 72-62. Can the Greyhounds avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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