The Hickory Red Tornadoes put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Wesleyan Christian Academy 51-49. Despite the win, that was the fewest points Hickory has scored all year.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Hickory to victory, but perhaps none more so than Izaiah Littlejohn, who scored 14 points. Jordan Lineberger was another key contributor, scoring 11 points.
Hickory's win bumped their record up to 12-0. As for Wesleyan Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-7.
Hickory will head out on the road to face off against West Iredell at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. West Iredell will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings (they are ranked 643rd, while Hickory is ranked 19th). As for Wesleyan Christian Academy, they will be playing at home against Grace Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
