St. Stephens played a tough match on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They took a blow against the Hickory Red Tornadoes, falling 68-38. The Indians were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 41-19.
Despite the loss, St. Stephens still got an impressive performance from Kennedy Blevins, who posted 19 points along with seven boards and five assists. That was a full 50% of St. Stephens' points, marking the 16th time in a row she's put up more than a third of the team's points.
St. Stephens has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-13 record this season. As for Hickory, the win snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 4-12 record.
St. Stephens and Hickory could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings. St. Stephens (ranked 317th) will meet North Lincoln (ranked 42nd) at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Hickory will challenge North Iredell at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday down 221 places (364 vs. 143).
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