The Hickory Red Tornadoes will head out on the road to face off against the Huss Huskies at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the pair posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Hickory had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.5 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They really took it to Freedom for the full four quarters, racking up a 80-37 victory on the road. With Hickory ahead 56-25 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Hickory got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Izaiah Littlejohn out in front who scored 15 points. The game was Littlejohn's third in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Jay Powell, who scored 14 points.
Meanwhile, Huss had to hit the road for their first game and sadly it wasn't the result they were hoping for. They took a hard 78-59 fall against Hickory last Tuesday.
Huss' defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Trimell Dunlap, who scored 13 points along with 7 rebounds and 4 steals, and Zaiyir 'Zii' Phillips who scored 15 points along with 5 steals. Damontia Duff was another key contributor, scoring 9 points along with 3 steals.
Their wins bumped Hickory to 3-0 and Freedom to 2-2.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as Hickory and Huss are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Hickory hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 78.7 points per game. However, it's not like Huss struggles in that department as they've been averaging 59 per game. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run up the score up higher Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
Hickory strolled past Huss when the teams last played last Tuesday by a score of 78-59. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hickory since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
