The Hickory Red Tornadoes basketball squad (Hickory, NC), was outscored 31-20 in Friday's non-league battle with the host East Lincoln Mustangs (Denver, NC)

With the victory, East Lincoln advances its record to 7-0 on the year. The Mustangs travel to Statesville (Statesville, NC) to meet the Greyhounds in a battle on Friday, January 3. The Greyhounds enter the battle with a record of 2-3. Statesville lost 54-29 in their recent non-league battle against North Lincoln (Lincolnton, NC)

The Red Tornadoes now own a 0-1 record. They put it on the line next when they host North Lincoln for a battle on Friday, January 3. Hickory will meet a Knights squad coming off a 54-29 non-league win over Statesville (Statesville, NC). The Knights record now stands at 5-1.