St. Stephens hasn't had much luck against Freedom recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Indians just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Patriots at 1:30 p.m. St. Stephens has given up an average of 51.8 points per game this season, but Saturday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
St. Stephens is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against McDowell on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Indians had to suffer through a 71-18 loss at the hands of the Titans. 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 471st, while the Titans are ranked 47th).
Meanwhile, Freedom ended up a good deal behind South Caldwell on Friday and lost 50-36.
Freedom's loss dropped their record down to 8-12. As for St. Stephens, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-18.
St. Stephens was taken down by Freedom 56-21 in their previous matchup back in January. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Indians were down 33-12.
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