Hickory is on a 11-game streak of home wins, while East Lincoln is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Hickory Red Tornadoes will take on the East Lincoln Mustangs at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Hickory's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 13 games.
In what's become a running theme this season, Hickory gave their fans yet another huge win on Monday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat West Iredell 97-54 at home. With Hickory ahead 62-22 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Hickory can attribute much of their success to John Holbrook, who scored 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Izaiah Littlejohn, who scored 11 points.
Meanwhile, even though North Iredell scored an imposing 67 points on Monday, East Lincoln still came out on top. East Lincoln enjoyed a cozy 81-67 victory over North Iredell.
Jackson Fannon was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 23 points and 11 rebounds. He hasn't dropped below two steals for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Davis Hill, who scored 13 points along with six assists and two steals.
Hickory's win bumped their record up to 25-0. As for East Lincoln, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-10 record this season.
Hickory strolled past East Lincoln in their previous meeting back in January by a score of 75-61. Will Hickory repeat their success, or does East Lincoln have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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