Hickory is 1-8 against Statesville since August of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Hickory Red Tornadoes will welcome the Statesville Greyhounds at 7:30 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Hickory comes in on 25 and Statesville on five.
Hickory's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They breezed by Foard to the tune of 49-0. Fans of the Red Tornadoes have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Isaiah Lackey continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 130 yards and four touchdowns on only 13 carries. Brady Stober was another key player, throwing for 244 yards and two touchdowns while completing 86.7% of his passes.
Meanwhile, Statesville was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past St. Stephens 36-7. The result was nothing new for the Greyhounds, who have now won four matchups by 21 points or more so far this season.
Hickory's win was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-0. As for Statesville, their victory bumped their record up to 8-1.
Hickory strolled past Statesville in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a score of 30-14. Will Hickory repeat their success, or does Statesville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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