Cox Mill was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss dating back to last season. They had to suffer through a 69-27 loss at the hands of the Hickory Red Tornadoes. While losing is never fun, the Chargers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 149th, while the Red Tornadoes are ranked 12th).
Although Cox Mill took the loss, they still got scores from Mason Emery, Caylen Hall, and Jordan Cleaves.
Isaiah Lackey was a one-man wrecking crew for Hickory as he rushed for 160 yards and five touchdowns. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Lackey now punched in two or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Brady Stober, who threw for 239 yards and a touchdown on only 19 passes.
Cox Mill's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Hickory, the win was the 19th in a row (dating back to last season) for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-0.
Cox Mill will be playing in front of their home fans against Mooresville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Cox Mill focused on turnovers this week as team gave up five on Thursday. As for Hickory, they will take on East Lincoln at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams will come into the game having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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