St. Stephens and Maiden are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2015, but not for long. The St. Stephens Indians will be taking part in a tournament against the Maiden Blue Devils at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. St. Stephens is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 61.1 points per game this season.
St. Stephens is headed into the match having just suffered their biggest loss since December 29, 2023 on Saturday. They came up short against South Caldwell, falling 67-42. The contest marked the Indians' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
| 12/28/24 vs South Caldwell | 17 |
| 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 |
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Javian White, who posted 17 points. His afternoon made it 13 games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Noah Vanbeurden, who had seven points and six rebounds.
Maiden has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They were four points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 72-68 heartbreaker at the hands of Hickory. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Monday (58), the Blue Devils still had to take the loss.
St. Stephens has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-6 record this season. As for Maiden, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-2.
St. Stephens couldn't quite finish off Maiden in their previous meeting on December 3rd and fell 68-66. Can St. Stephens avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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