St. Stephens played a tough match on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They lost 75-51 to the Statesville Greyhounds. 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 329th, while the Greyhounds are ranked 163rd).
| 01/17/25 @ Statesville | 10 |
| 01/14/25 vs East Lincoln | 13 |
| 01/09/25 vs North Lincoln | 3 |
| 01/07/25 @ Hickory | 7 |
| 01/03/25 vs North Iredell | 11 |
St. Stephens' defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Jachavis Sherrill, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and ten boards, and Noah Vanbeurden, who went 8 of 16 en route to 20 points. With that strong performance, Sherrill is now averaging an impressive 8.1 rebounds per game.
Statesville's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Caleb Tillman led the charge by going 9 for 15 on his way to 21 points and eight boards. The game was Tillman's third in a row with at least ten points. Paul Cauthen was another key player, going 5 of 11 en route to 12 points in addition to eight rebounds and seven assists.
St. Stephens' loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 5-11. As for Statesville, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-6 record this season.
St. Stephens wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 77-60 victory against Foard on the 21st. As for Statesville, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 71-62 win against Hickory on the 21st.
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