St. Stephens is 1-6 against Newton-Conover since December of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The St. Stephens Indians will take on the Newton-Conover Red Devils in a tournament on Friday. One thing working in St. Stephens' favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last seven matches.
Last Friday, St. Stephens came up short against West Iredell and fell 65-55. 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 338th, while the Warriors are ranked 154th).
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Noah Vanbeurden, who went 5 of 9 on his way to 14 points and seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Javian White, who went 9 of 20 on his way to 19 points and four steals.
Meanwhile, Newton-Conover entered their contest against Lincolnton on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Newton-Conover was dealt an 81-43 defeat at the hands of Lincolnton. The Red Devils just can't catch a break and have now endured three losses in a row.
St. Stephens' defeat dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Newton-Conover, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-3.
St. Stephens came up short against Newton-Conover in their previous meeting back in November of 2022, falling 54-41. Thankfully for St. Stephens, Javier Lineberger (who posted 15 points along with eight boards and five assists) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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