Football Preview: Statesville Greyhounds vs. Hickory Red Tornadoes
Statesville is 8-2 against Hickory since August of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Statesville Greyhounds will head out to square off against the Hickory Red Tornadoes at 7:00 p.m. That match will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Allen Jones and Isaiah Lackey.
Statesville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Franklin 15-13. The score was all tied up 7-7 at the break, but the Greyhounds were the better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, Hickory put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Tuscola 53-0. Considering the Red Tornadoes have won ten contests by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Hickory can attribute much of their success to Brady Stober, who threw for 209 yards and two touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes, and Lackey, who rushed for 69 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries. Lackey has been hot recently, having posted three or more rushing touchdowns the last three times he's played.
Hickory pushed their record up to 11-0 with the victory, which was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Statesville, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season.
Things could have been worse for Statesville, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 35-20 loss to Hickory in their previous matchup on November 1st. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lackey, who rushed for 148 yards and three touchdowns. Now that Statesville knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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