Hickory Ridge is on a eight-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Lake Norman is on a 14-game streak of away wins (also dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Hickory Ridge Ragin' Bulls will square off against the Lake Norman Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Hickory Ridge is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing South Iredell: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Hickory Ridge blew South Iredell out of the water with a 76-21 final score. With the Ragin' Bulls ahead 53-15 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Lake Norman on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew West Cabarrus out of the water with an 89-37 final score. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 12th, while the Wolverines are ranked 242nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Hickory Ridge has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.8 points per game. As for Lake Norman, their win bumped their record up to 17-1.
Hickory Ridge might still be hurting after the 70-44 defeat they got from Lake Norman in their previous matchup back in January. Will Hickory Ridge have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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