Foard was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 12th straight loss. They took a 72-60 hit to the loss column at the hands of the West Iredell Warriors. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Tigers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 82-62 on January 3rd.
Foard's loss came despite strong showings from Noah Hedrick and Malachi Mcknight. Hedrick went 5 of 10 en route to 16 points, while Mcknight went 6 for 11 on his way to 16 points. Another player making a difference was Holden Caldwell, who posted eight points.
Jordan Patterson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for West Iredell, going 12 of 15 en route to 33 points along with six boards and three steals. The game was Patterson's 19th in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jermaine Cornelius, who put up 13 points and three steals.
Foard's defeat dropped their record down to 1-18. As for West Iredell, with the victory, they broke their six-game losing streak and moved their record to 10-9.
Foard and West Iredell could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings. Foard (ranked 592nd) will meet Statesville (ranked 163rd) at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Foard has given up an average of 54.8 points per game this season, so hopefully the team got some defensive drills in this week. Meanwhile, West Iredell will take on East Lincoln at 7:30 p.m. on Friday down 215 places (346 vs. 131).
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