Recap: Hickory Red Tornadoes vs. Statesville Greyhounds
The Hickory Red Tornadoes put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Statesville 86-65. Hickory has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matches by 21 points or more this season.
Hickory's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was John Holbrook, who scored 18 points. Izaiah Littlejohn was another key contributor, scoring 17 points.
Hickory's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-0. As for Statesville, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-9.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Hickory will take on North Iredell at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in North Iredell's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 13 games. Statesville won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against West Iredell at 7:30 p.m. on January 24th. West Iredell will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings (they are ranked 594th, while Statesville is ranked 243rd).
