Statesville is 0-8 against St. Stephens since January of 2022 but things could change on Tuesday. The Statesville Greyhounds will head out to challenge the St. Stephens Indians at 6:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Friday, Statesville ended up a good deal behind North Iredell and lost 44-27. While losing is never fun, the Greyhounds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 351st, while the Raiders are ranked 151st).
Symerria Harris
| 02/07/25 @ North Iredell | 11 |
| 02/04/25 vs West Iredell | 10 |
| 01/31/25 vs Foard | 8 |
| 01/28/25 @ East Lincoln | 8 |
| 01/24/25 vs North Lincoln | 8 |
Statesville's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Symerria Harris, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 11 rebounds, and Skye Anderson, who posted six points. Harris has been hot, having posted eight or more boards the last five times she's played.
Even though they lost, Statesville smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in eight consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, St. Stephens was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They were outmatched by East Lincoln and fell 65-36. The Indians were down 49-27 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Statesville's loss dropped their record down to 7-14. As for St. Stephens, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-15.
Statesville and St. Stephens were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup back in January, but Statesville came up empty-handed after a 36-35 loss. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of St. Stephens' Kennedy Blevins, who put up 24 points in addition to six rebounds and six steals. Now that Statesville knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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