The Foard Tigers will face off against the Hickory Red Tornadoes at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Foard has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with 17 straight losses, while Hickory will come in with 24 straight victories.
Foard is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against North Lincoln on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Foard took a blow against North Lincoln, falling 42-7. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 257th, while the Knights are ranked 48th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hickory). They blew past West Iredell 76-10 at home on Friday. Fans of the Red Tornadoes have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Hickory didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jamien Little and Dajen Ikard.
Foard's defeat dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Hickory, they pushed their record up to 8-0 with the win, which was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season.
Foard was dealt a bruising 61-14 loss at the hands of Hickory when the teams last played back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hickory's Isaiah Lackey, who rushed for 181 yards and four touchdowns on only ten carries. Now that Foard knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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