The Foard Tigers's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their fifth straight loss. They took a 76-66 hit to the loss column at the hands of St. Stephens. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Foard in their matchups with St. Stephens: they've now lost six in a row.
Foard lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Aiden Ollis, who scored 18 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Ollis has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Graham Orndoff, who scored 22 points along with five rebounds.
Even though they lost, Foard were working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. This was only their tenth loss (out of 14 games) when they've passed the ball that well.
Foard has not been sharp recently, as they've lost nine of their last ten contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-13 record this season. As for St. Stephens, their victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 9-8.
Foard the luxury of staying home another game and will welcome North Iredell at 8:00 p.m. on January 26th. As for St. Stephens, they will head out on the road to challenge West Iredell at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
