North Iredell is 0-10 against Statesville since October of 2014 but things could change on Friday. The North Iredell Raiders will head out to face off against the Statesville Greyhounds at 7:00 p.m. Hopefully North Iredell focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up four on Friday.
North Iredell is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Hickory on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. North Iredell was beaten by Hickory 44-6. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 187th, while the Red Tornadoes are ranked 11th).
Meanwhile, Statesville had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 26-0 margin over the Warriors. The match marked the Greyhounds' most dominant win of the season.
This is the second loss in a row for North Iredell and nudges their season record down to 3-4. As for Statesville, their victory bumped their record up to 6-1.
North Iredell took a serious blow against Statesville in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 60-28. Thankfully for North Iredell, Mekiaun Davis (who rushed for 182 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries, and also picked up 32 receiving yards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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