North Carolina High School Basketball - Hickory edges Alexander Central
January 17, 2020: Taylorsville, NC 28681 In Friday's league outing, the Hickory Red Tornadoes (Hickory, NC) basketball squad nipped the host Alexander Central Cougars (Taylorsville, NC), by a margin of 47-45.
The Red Tornadoes (12-3) will now prepare for their outing against Carver (Winston-Salem, NC). The Yellowjackets go into the non-league outing with a 1-13 record. In their last outing, Carver was tipped by Forbush (East Bend, NC), 58-51, in a league outing.
The Cougars now own a 9-8 record. They play next when they host South Caldwell for a Northwestern 3A/4A outing on Tuesday, January 21. Alexander Central will battle a Spartans team coming off a 89-52 league win over St. Stephens (Hickory, NC). The Spartans record now stands at 5-10.