The St. Stephens Indians won against the Foard Tigers last Tuesday with 53 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. St. Stephens came out on top against Foard by a score of 53-41. The victory made it back-to-back wins for St. Stephens.
St. Stephens' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Aubrey Gibbs led the charge by scoring 22 points along with five rebounds and two steals. Gibbs has been hot recently, having posted 16 or more points the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Kennedy Blevins, who scored 18 points along with five rebounds.
Despite the loss, Foard still got an impressive performance from Imani Ikard, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 15 rebounds. That was a full 34.1% of Foard's points, marking the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Jessica Bailey was another key contributor, scoring nine points along with six rebounds.
St. Stephens has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-9 record this season. As for Foard, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 15-9.
St. Stephens will look to defend their home court on Monday against North Lincoln at 4:30 p.m. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in North Carolina (North Lincoln is ranked 175th, while St. Stephens is ranked 179th). Foard will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against North Iredell at 6:00 p.m. on February 19th. Hopefully Foard focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 16 on Friday.
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