The Foard Tigers will challenge the Hickory Red Tornadoes at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Foard will head into Tuesday's matchup hoping they have more luck than they did the last time they played North Lincoln: Foard's last matchup with North Lincoln could've gone either way, but unfortunately the same can't be said for the pair's game on Tuesday. Foard was beaten by North Lincoln 76-40. The contest marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Kinzer Abernathy, who posted 12 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Addy Lael, who scored six points.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hickory). They blew past West Iredell 67-18 on Wednesday. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Red Tornadoes as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
This is the second loss in a row for Foard and nudges their season record down to 8-7. As for Hickory, their victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-4 and their overall record up to 2-8.
Everything went Foard's way against Hickory in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, as Foard made off with a 61-37 win. Will Foard repeat their success, or does Hickory have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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