The Statesville Greyhounds will face off against the West Rowan Falcons at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Statesville has given up an average of 74.2 points per game this season, but Monday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Statesville came into their game on Friday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They were outmatched by Salisbury and fell 82-50. The contest marked the Greyhounds' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Statesville might have lost, but man, Manuel (MJ) Gladden was a machine: he posted 23 points and six steals. That was a full 46% of the Greyhounds' points, marking the third time in a row Gladden has put up more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Elijah Harris, who earned nine points and five boards.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask West Rowan). They walked away with a 65-56 victory over North Iredell on Friday.
Statesville now has a losing record of 2-3. As for West Rowan, their win bumped their record up to an identical 2-3.
Statesville was taken down by West Rowan 82-43 when the teams last played back in February of 2021. Will the Greyhounds have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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