Hickory is 10-0 against Statesville since January of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Hickory Red Tornadoes will head out on the road to face off against 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 23 and Statesville on five.
Hickory stacked a 15th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 65-44 margin over Foard. Given Hickory's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 20th, while Foard is ranked 475th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Hickory's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Izaiah Littlejohn led the charge by scoring 20 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jay Powell, who scored 15 points.
Meanwhile, even though St. Stephens scored an imposing 61 points on Tuesday, Statesville still came out on top. Statesville enjoyed a cozy 75-61 victory over St. Stephens.
It was another big night for Caleb Tillman, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and ten rebounds. He is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 15 or more in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Kevin Bryant, who scored 20 points.
Hickory pushed their record up to 23-0 with that victory, which was their tenth straight at home. They've been dominating during the games in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 30.1 points. As for Statesville, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 12-10 record this season.
Everything went Hickory's way against Statesville in their previous meeting back in January as Hickory made off with a 86-65 victory. In that matchup, Hickory amassed a halftime lead of 48-27, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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