Basketball Game Preview: Hickory Red Tornadoes vs. North Iredell Raiders

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Previous Games

02/06/24 - Away	95-48 W
01/25/24 - Home	95-34 W
02/15/23 - Away	71-51 W
01/31/23 - Home	71-60 W
01/06/23 - Away	82-58 W
+ 3 more games

Hickory is 7-1 against North Iredell since January of 2022 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Hickory Red Tornadoes will square off against the North Iredell Raiders at 7:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Hickory has five straight wins, North Iredell has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

Last Tuesday, Hickory didn't have too much breathing room in their game against St. Stephens, but they still walked away with a 78-73 victory. Given the Red Tornadoes' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 57th, while the Indians are ranked 334th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, North Iredell had to suffer through a 88-47 loss at the hands of North Lincoln.

Hickory pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their 19th straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 26.9 points. As for North Iredell, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-9.

Everything came up roses for Hickory against North Iredell in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, as the team secured a 95-48 victory. In that contest, Hickory amassed a halftime lead of 53-31, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.