The North Iredell Raiders are taking a road trip to face off against the East Lincoln Mustangs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. North Iredell has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with seven straight losses, while East Lincoln will come in with eight straight victories.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 88-47, which was the final score in North Iredell's tilt against Statesville on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 484th, while the Greyhounds are ranked 191st).
Meanwhile, East Lincoln made easy work of St. Stephens on Tuesday and carried off a 93-70 win. The Mustangs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight games by 21 points or more this season.
North Iredell better keep an eye on Jackson Fannon. He was instrumental in East Lincoln's win, going 9 for 14 from beyond the arc on his way to 31 points. The matchup was Fannon's fourth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Christian Atkins, who went 6 of 10 en route to 15 points and six assists.
East Lincoln was working as a unit and finished the game with 33 assists. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now racked up at least 28 assists in four consecutive contests.
East Lincoln pushed their record up to 12-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 30.2 points. As for North Iredell, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-11.
North Iredell lost to East Lincoln on the road by a decisive 81-67 margin in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Fannon, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and 11 rebounds. Now that North Iredell knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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