After soaring to 79 points the game before, South Iredell was a bit more limited in their contest on Saturday. They took a blow against the Statesville Greyhounds, falling 67-22. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 522nd, while the Greyhounds are ranked 249th).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Statesville to victory, but perhaps none more so than Paul Cauthen, who posted five points in addition to 12 steals and eight assists. Cauthen has been hot recently, having posted four or more steals the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Manuel (MJ) Gladden, who went 7 for 15 on his way to 19 points.
South Iredell's defeat dropped their record down to 4-8. As for Statesville, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
South Iredell and Rocky River will round out the year against one another at at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Rocky River has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for Statesville, they will face off against East Lincoln at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Statesville is coming into the match hot, having won their last three games.
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