The St. Stephens Indians will head out on the road to face off against the North Iredell Raiders at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
St. Stephens took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They strolled past West Iredell with points to spare, taking the game 56-40. The Indians' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, North Iredell gave up the first points last Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. They came out on top against Foard by a score of 23-16. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Raiders.
North Iredell can attribute much of their success to Kaleb Sales, who rushed for 145 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.5 yards per carry, and HAROLD Jackson, who rushed for 131 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.7 yards per carry. Sales is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 123 every time he's taken the field this season.
North Iredell was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 293 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 267 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
St. Stephens' victory ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-3. As for North Iredell, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
St. Stephens ended up a good deal behind North Iredell in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, losing 27-12. Can St. Stephens avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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