Having just played yesterday, the Gaston Christian Eagles will jump right back in to play the Hickory Red Tornadoes at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Gaston Christian is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Hickory Grove Christian: they outscored them in every quarter. The Eagles walked away with a 49-41 victory over the Lions on Friday. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked third, while the Lions are ranked 36th) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Hickory strolled into their game on Friday with a perfect record and they left with the same. They blew past Newton-Conover 84-49. Fans of the Red Tornadoes have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Hickory's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Gaston Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 14-1.
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