If Statesville was feeling good fresh off their 56-26 takedown of West Iredell last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Statesville Greyhounds took a 44-27 bruising from the North Iredell Raiders on Friday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Greyhounds this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 42-36 back in January.
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. What's more, Anderson also racked up two steals, the most she's had since back in November of 2024.
Even though they lost, Statesville smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in eight consecutive contests.
Statesville has been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-14 record this season. As for North Iredell, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 15-7.
Coming up, Statesville will venture away from home to challenge St. Stephens at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Statesville is facing St. Stephens at the right time seeing as St. Stephens is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for North Iredell, they will challenge East Lincoln at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. East Lincoln knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past seven games -- so hopefully North Iredell likes a good challenge.
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