Hickory Ridge is 0-4 against Chambers since December of 2017 but things could change on Tuesday. The Hickory Ridge Ragin' Bulls will take on the Chambers Cougars at 7:00 p.m.
Hickory Ridge is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Lake Norman on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Hickory Ridge was dealt an 83-47 loss at the hands of Lake Norman. While losing is never fun, the Ragin' Bulls can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 104th, while the Wildcats are ranked eighth).
Meanwhile, Chambers came tearing into Friday's game with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.5 points), and they left with even more momentum. They came within five points of losing the streak, but they secured a 75-70 W against the Vikings.
Chambers' win came from a few key players Hickory Ridge will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Markus Kerr, who dropped a double-double with 23 points and 12 boards. Tarris Bouie III was another key player, dropping a double-double with 24 points and ten rebounds.
Chambers pushed their record up to 19-8 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 86.6 points over those games. As for Hickory Ridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-13.
Hickory Ridge came up short against Chambers when the teams last played back in November of 2024, falling 73-67. Can Hickory Ridge avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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