Hickory Ridge is 4-0 against South Iredell since November of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Hickory Ridge Ragin' Bulls will look to defend their home field against the South Iredell Vikings at 7:00 p.m. Hickory Ridge is looking for their season's first victory.
Last Saturday, Hickory Ridge was beaten by Mooresville 56-7. While losing is never fun, the Ragin' Bulls can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 197th, while the Blue Devils are ranked 30th).
Meanwhile, South Iredell beat West Cabarrus 24-17 last Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Vikings.
It was another big night for Tyler Johnson, who rushed for 81 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 110 yards and a touchdown.
South Iredell's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Kaeden Everhart and Griffin Luxton. Luxton also set a new season high mark in total tackles with nine. South Iredell got some further help from Noah Klum: he made 12 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Hickory Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for South Iredell, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Hickory Ridge took their win against South Iredell when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 50-27. Does Hickory Ridge have another victory up their sleeve, or will South Iredell turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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