The St. Stephens Indians will take on the Foard Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with five consecutive losses for St. Stephens and 18 for Foard dating back to last season.
St. Stephens is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Statesville on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. St. Stephens was beaten by Statesville 36-7. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 243rd, while the Greyhounds are ranked 66th).
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Foard's offense. They took a blow against Hickory on Friday, falling 49-0.
St. Stephens' loss dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Foard, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8.
St. Stephens took their victory against Foard when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 44-18. Will St. Stephens repeat their success, or does Foard have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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