Basketball Game Preview: Hickory Red Tornadoes vs. Foard Tigers

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Previous Games

02/13/24 - Home	65-44 W
01/19/24 - Away	77-40 W
02/07/23 - Away	99-50 W
01/13/23 - Home	74-48 W
12/27/22 - Neutral	74-30 W
+ 5 more games

Hickory has gone 10-0 against Foard recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Hickory Red Tornadoes will be playing in front of their home fans against the Foard Tigers at 7:30 p.m. The timing is sure in Hickory's favor as the team sits on 19 straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Foard has been banged up by ten consecutive losses on the road also dating back to last season.

On Wednesday, Hickory beat West Iredell 72-61. Given the Red Tornadoes' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 59th, while the Warriors are ranked 276th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Foard lost 88-66 to North Lincoln on Tuesday.

Hickory's victory bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Foard, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-14.

Everything went Hickory's way against Foard in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, as Hickory made off with a 65-44 win. Will Hickory repeat their success, or does Foard have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.