West Iredell is 0-10 against North Lincoln since January of 2017 but things could change on Friday. The West Iredell Warriors will head out on the road to take on the North Lincoln Knights at 7:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
West Iredell is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Wednesday. They fell 72-61 to Hickory. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 276th, while the Red Tornadoes are ranked 59th).
Despite the loss, West Iredell got top-tier performance from Jordan Patterson, who almost dropped a double-double on 34 points and nine rebounds. That was a full 55.7% of West Iredell's points, marking the third time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of David Bunton, who had eight points.
Meanwhile, North Lincoln waltzed into their match on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past the Tigers 88-66. The Knights have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six games by 22 points or more this season.
West Iredell better keep an eye on Ty Sanders. He was instrumental in North Lincoln's win, going 10 of 16 on his way to 32 points and five boards. Those 32 points gave Sanders a new career-high. Kellen Karr was another key player, dropping a double-double on 12 points and 12 rebounds.
North Lincoln is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a massive bump to their 9-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 79.4 points per game. As for West Iredell, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-6.
West Iredell was taken down by North Lincoln 96-51 when the teams last played back in February of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Karr, who dropped a triple-double on 20 points, ten boards, and 11 assists. Now that West 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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