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| 01/07/25 - Home | 78-73 W |
| 02/02/24 - Home | 81-61 W |
| 01/17/24 - Away | 84-71 W |
| 12/29/23 - Neutral | 73-33 W |
| 01/27/23 - Away | 68-49 W |
| + 5 more games |
Hickory is 10-0 against St. Stephens since January of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Hickory Red Tornadoes just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the St. Stephens Indians at 7:45 p.m. One thing working in Hickory's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four matches.
Hickory is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Freedom: they outscored them in every quarter. Hickory was the clear victor by a 70-46 margin over Freedom on Thursday.
Meanwhile, St. Stephens was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Tuesday as they fell 67-63 to North Iredell.
Hickory will have to keep a close watch on Jachavis Sherrill and Noah Vanbeurden, a pair of players who had a big impact on St. Stephens' prior game. Sherrill dropped a double-double on 23 points and ten rebounds, while Vanbeurden went 7 for 17 en route to 20 points and six boards. Vanbeurden's evening made it five games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Maddox J Zablan also deserves some recognition as he posted his first block of the season.
Hickory pushed their record up to 10-4 with the victory, which was their 22nd straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 81.7 points per game. As for St. Stephens, their loss dropped their record down to 7-12.
Hickory didn't have too much breathing room in their game against St. Stephens when the teams last played on January 7th, but they still walked away with a 78-73 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hickory since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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