Statesville is 3-0 against St. Stephens since October of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Statesville Greyhounds will be playing at home against the St. Stephens Indians at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Statesville has four straight victories, St. Stephens has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Statesville is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat North Iredell 49-13 at home. Considering the Greyhounds have won three matchups by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, a win for St. Stephens just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They took a blow against East Lincoln, falling 42-12. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 237th, while the Mustangs are ranked 78th).
Statesville's victory bumped their record up to 7-1. As for St. Stephens, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.
Everything came up roses for Statesville against St. Stephens in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 48-10 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was St. Stephens' Ty Mclauchlin, who rushed for 44 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 79 receiving yards. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Statesville to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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