Preview: West Charlotte Lions vs. Hickory Red Tornadoes
The West Charlotte Lions are on the road again on Tuesday and plays the Hickory Red Tornadoes at 7:00 p.m. on February 27th. Hopefully West Charlotte focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 11 on Tuesday.
Last Tuesday, West Charlotte lost to Hopewell on the road by a decisive 59-43 margin. While losing is never fun, West Charlotte can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 264th, while Hopewell is ranked 56th).
Despite the defeat, West Charlotte saw an underclassman step up: Christian Coleman scored 15 points along with five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Randy "RJ" Grier, who scored nine points.
Meanwhile, Hickory put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They put the hurt on North Lincoln with a sharp 89-68 win. Hickory has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 18 games by 20 points or more this season.
Jamien Little was nothing short of spectacular: he scored 28 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points he has scored all season. Another player making a difference was John Holbrook, who scored 15 points.
West Charlotte has traveled a rocky road recently having lost 14 of their last 15 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-18 record this season. As for Hickory, their win was their 13th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 27-0.
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