While it was all tied up 14-14 at halftime, St. Stephens was not quite Foard's equal in the second half on Tuesday. They took a 41-27 bruising from the Foard Tigers. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Indians this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 41-30 back in December of 2024.
Despite the loss, St. Stephens still got an impressive performance from Kennedy Blevins, who posted 14 points along with eight rebounds and seven steals. That was a full 51.9% of St. Stephens' points, marking the 13th time in a row she's put up more than a third of the team's points. Kaitlyn Prado also deserves some recognition as she posted her first block of the season.
It was another big night for Jessica Bailey, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 13 boards for Foard. Another player making a difference was Gabby Sutcliffe, who had 11 points and four steals.
St. Stephens dropped their record down to 6-11 with the defeat, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Foard, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season.
St. Stephens will be playing in front of their home fans against West Iredell at 6:15 p.m. on Friday. St. Stephens is facing West Iredell at the right time seeing as West Iredell is stuck on a ten-game losing streak. As for Foard, they are taking a road trip to take on North Iredell at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Foard is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.8 points per game this season.
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