St. Stephens has gone 10-0 against West Iredell recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The St. Stephens Indians will take on the West Iredell Warriors in a holiday battle at at 7:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, St. Stephens didn't have quite enough to beat South Caldwell and fell 67-64. 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 315th, while the Spartans are ranked 74th).
| 12/13/24 vs South Caldwell | 34 |
| 12/12/24 @ Alexander Central | 19 |
| 12/06/24 @ Bunker Hill | 26 |
| 12/03/24 vs Maiden | 15 |
| 11/26/24 vs Bandys | 26 |
St. Stephens' defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Javian White, who went 6 for 11 from beyond the arc on his way to 34 points, and Noah Vanbeurden, who went 9 of 17 en route to 22 points. The game was White's tenth in a row with at least ten points.
Meanwhile, West Iredell entered their tilt with Wilkes Central on Tuesday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They blew past the Eagles 94-65. The contest marked the Warriors' most dominant win of the season so far.
St. Stephens better keep an eye on Jordan Patterson. He was instrumental in West Iredell's win, going 15 of 25 on his way to 40 points along with seven boards and four steals. Patterson is crushing it when it comes to points: he's scored at least 23 every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of David Bunton, who went 5 of 10 on his way to 10 points.
West Iredell was working as a unit and finished the game with 22 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
West Iredell's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-1. As for St. Stephens, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Everything came up roses for St. Stephens against West Iredell in their previous matchup back in January, as the team secured an 86-41 win. In that matchup, St. Stephens amassed a halftime lead of 47-21, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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