North Carolina High School Basketball - Foard edges Hickory
January 19, 2024: Newton, NC 28658 The Foard Tigers (Newton, NC) basketball nipped the visiting Hickory Red Tornadoes (Hickory, NC), 67-61 in Friday's league test.
The Tigers (12-4) will now prepare for their test against St. Stephens (Hickory, NC). The Indians go into the 3A Western Foothills test with a 10-6 record. In their last test, St. Stephens got by Statesville (Statesville, NC), 62-27, in a league test.
The Red Tornadoes now own a 9-6 record. They play next when they host Statesville for a 3A Western Foothills test on Tuesday, January 23. Hickory will encounter a Greyhounds squad coming off a 62-27 league loss to St. Stephens (Hickory, NC). The Greyhounds record now stands at 1-14.