The Statesville Greyhounds will head out to square off against the South Iredell Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Statesville will be strutting in after a victory while South Iredell will be coming in after a loss.
On Monday, Statesville earned a 28-21 win over Lake Norman. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Greyhounds.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 35 points the game before, South Iredell was a bit more limited in their contest on Monday. They lost 35-12 to Porter Ridge. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 144th, while the Pirates are ranked 27th).
Statesville's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for South Iredell, they dropped their record down to 1-1 with that defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Statesville was able to grind out a solid win over South Iredell in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, winning 22-15. The rematch might be a little tougher for Statesville since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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