Statesville is 1-9 against North Iredell since January of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Statesville Greyhounds will host the North Iredell Raiders at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Statesville is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Thursday as they easily beat West Iredell 63-22. The match was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Greyhounds had established a 38 point advantage.
Statesville found their leader in freshman Ava Waugh, who posted 22 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Symerria Harris, who put up 11 points.
Meanwhile, North Iredell beat Hickory 53-42 on Thursday. Given the Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 177th, while the Red Tornadoes are ranked 406th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Statesville's victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 6-7. As for North Iredell, their win bumped their record up to 9-5.
Statesville was taken down by North Iredell 63-15 in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Can Statesville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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