West Iredell is 2-8 against St. Stephens since November of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The West Iredell Warriors will look to defend their home court against the St. Stephens Indians at 6:00 p.m. St. Stephens took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on West Iredell, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with 21 defeats in a row dating back to last season, West Iredell turned things around against Wilkes Central on Tuesday. They snuck past the Eagles with a 48-43 win. The Warriors' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, St. Stephens lost to South Caldwell at home by a 52-38 margin on Friday. 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 316th, while the Spartans are ranked 106th).
St. Stephens' loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 2-5. As for West Iredell, their victory ended a 13-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-6.
West Iredell took a serious blow against St. Stephens when the teams last played back in January, falling 63-13. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point West Iredell was down 31-8.
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