Recap: Statesville Greyhounds vs. Hickory Red Tornadoes
It was a good run, but the Statesville Greyhounds unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Friday. Their rough 89-64 loss to Hickory might stick with them for a while. While losing is never fun, Statesville can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 218th, while Hickory is ranked 20th).
Several Greyhounds players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Kevin Bryant, who almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine rebounds. Mekiaun Davis was another key contributor, scoring 16 points.
Hickory was led to victory by John Holbrook and Jordan Powell. Holbrook scored 17 points, while Powell scored 19 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Powell has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordan Lineberger, who scored 12 points.
Statesville's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-11. As for Hickory, they pushed their record up to 24-0 with that victory, which was their 20th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Statesville has the luxury of staying home another game and will welcome St. Stephens at 7:30 p.m. on February 19th. Statesville has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 712 points over their last ten matchups. As for Hickory, they will look to defend their home court on Monday against West Iredell at 7:30 p.m. Hickory has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 1,045 points over their last 12 matchups.
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