Having just played yesterday, the St. Stephens Indians will jump right back in to play the South Caldwell Spartans at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. St. Stephens knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past eight games -- so hopefully South Caldwell likes a good challenge.
St. Stephens will bounce into Saturday's matchup after beating Newton-Conover, who they had gone 1-6 against in their seven prior meetings. St. Stephens strolled past Newton-Conover with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 59-43.
| 12/27/24 vs Newton-Conover | 22 |
| 12/20/24 @ West Iredell | 19 |
| 12/13/24 vs South Caldwell | 34 |
| 12/12/24 @ Alexander Central | 19 |
| 12/06/24 @ Bunker Hill | 26 |
St. Stephens can attribute much of their success to Javian White, who went 8 of 19 on his way to 22 points and five rebounds, and Jachavis Sherrill, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and ten boards. The contest was White's 12th in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Vanbeurden, who went 5 of 12 on his way to 12 points.
Meanwhile, it was close, but two weeks ago South Caldwell sidestepped St. Stephens for a 67-64 victory. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 85th, while the Indians are ranked 343rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
St. Stephens' win bumped their record up to 4-5. As for South Caldwell, their victory bumped their record up to 7-2.
St. Stephens couldn't quite finish off South Caldwell when the teams last played two weeks ago and fell 67-64. Can St. Stephens avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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