North Carolina High School Basketball - Hickory succumbs to Freedom
January 4, 2019: Morganton, NC 28655 The Freedom Patriots topped the visiting Hickory Red Tornadoes basketball team by a final score of 65-57 in Friday's league game.
In their next game, the Patriots face the Greensboro Day Bengals (Greensboro, NC) in a non-league game, on Saturday, January 5. Freedom will attempt to move on its 10-0 season record. The Bengals enter the game with a 14-4 record after their 75-64 league win over Westchester Country Day (High Point, NC).
With the defeat, Hickory moves to 8-2 on the year. The Red tornadoes host South Caldwell (Hudson, NC) to face the Spartans in a Northwestern 3A/4A game on Tuesday, January 8. The Spartans enter the game with a record of 1-8. South Caldwell won 42-38 in their recent league game against West Caldwell (Lenoir, NC)