Football Preview: St. Stephens Indians vs. Hickory Red Tornadoes
St. Stephens and Hickory are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The St. Stephens Indians will take on the Hickory Red Tornadoes at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. St. Stephens is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
St. Stephens is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 56 points two weeks ago, they were much more limited against North Iredell on Saturday. They fell 14-7 to the Raiders.
Meanwhile, Hickory put another one in the bag on Wednesday to keep their perfect season alive. They took their game at home with ease, bagging a 60-25 victory over North Lincoln. Fans of the Red Tornadoes have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Hickory's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Brady Stober led the charge by throwing for 453 yards and five touchdowns while completing 92% of his passes. The team also got some help courtesy of Jamien Little, who picked up 210 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Hickory didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jamir Norwood and Brett Rowland.
St. Stephens' defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Hickory, their win bumped their record up to 5-0.
St. Stephens was dealt a bruising 50-7 loss at the hands of Hickory in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can St. Stephens avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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