North Carolina High School Basketball - Hickory thwarts Freedom
December 8, 2021: Hickory, NC 28601 The Hickory Red Tornadoes (Hickory, NC) basketball knocked off the visiting Freedom Patriots (Morganton, NC), 37-24 in Wednesday's non-league test.
The Red Tornadoes (4-1) will now prepare for their test against East Lincoln (Denver, NC). The Mustangs go into the test with a 4-1 record. In their last test, East Lincoln notched a victory over Ashbrook (Gastonia, NC), 40-34, in a non-league test.
The Patriots now own a 2-1 record. They play next when they travel to East Burke for a non-league test on Friday, December 10. Freedom will encounter a Cavaliers squad coming off a 42-38 non-league win over Draughn (Valdese, NC). The Cavaliers record now stands at 2-2.