North Carolina High School Basketball - East Lincoln edges Hickory
January 10, 2024: Hickory, NC 28601 The East Lincoln Mustangs (Denver, NC) basketball nipped the host Hickory Red Tornadoes (Hickory, NC), 58-56 in Wednesday's league test.
The Mustangs (11-1) will now prepare for their test against Foard (Newton, NC). The Tigers go into the 3A Western Foothills test with a 10-3 record. In their last test, Foard got by Statesville (Statesville, NC), 65-18, in a league test.
The Red Tornadoes now own a 7-5 record. They play next when they host North Iredell for a 3A Western Foothills contest on Friday, January 12. Hickory will battle a Raiders team coming off a 56-33 league loss to North Lincoln (Lincolnton, NC). The Raiders record now stands at 10-3.