The Newton-Conover Red Devils will venture away from home to take on the Hickory Red Tornadoes at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Newton-Conover can't be to happy about their upcoming road game considering what happened when they opened their season on the away from home on Friday. They received a blow as they fell 51-33 to West Henderson. The loss leaves the Red Devils without a win on the season.
Meanwhile, Hickory came tearing into Friday's matchup with 16 straight wins dating back to last season (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 22.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Panthers 48-0 on the road. Given the Red Tornadoes' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 13th, while the Panthers are ranked 170th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Newton-Conover might still be hurting after the 56-36 defeat they got from Hickory in their previous meeting back in August of 2023. Can Newton-Conover avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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