Hickory put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They took down the Statesville Greyhounds 35-20. Given the Red Tornadoes' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 16th, while the Greyhounds are ranked 67th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Isaiah Lackey was his usual excellent self, rushing for 148 yards and three touchdowns. Damarion Lee did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 108 receiving yards.
Hickory was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 242 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 175 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
One reason for the win was Hickory's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. Leading the way was Quenshea Abernathy with two.
Hickory pushed their record up to 10-0 with the victory, which was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Statesville, with the loss, they broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 8-2.
As of now, neither Hickory nor Statesville have any future games scheduled.
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