The Hickory Red Tornadoes's homestand continues as they prepare to take on the West Charlotte Lions at 7:00 p.m. on February 27th. Hickory knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past 15 matchups -- so hopefully West Charlotte likes a good challenge.
Hickory put the finishing touches on their 18th blowout victory of the season on Friday. They blew past North Lincoln 89-68. Given Hickory's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 25th, while North Lincoln is ranked 85th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jamien Little was a one-man wrecking crew for Hickory as he scored 28 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Little has scored all season. Another player making a difference was John Holbrook, who scored 15 points.
Meanwhile, West Charlotte was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They took a 59-43 bruising from Hopewell.
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.
Hickory pushed their record up to 27-0 with that win, which was their 13th straight at home. They've been dominating during the games in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 29.5 points. As for West Charlotte, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-18.
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