Red Tornadoes
| 12/13/24 vs West Charlotte | 20-36 |
| 12/06/24 vs North Lincoln | 49-46 |
| 11/29/24 vs Crest | 63-48 |
| 11/22/24 vs Statesville | 42-7 |
| 11/15/24 vs Tuscola | 53-0 |
It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Hickory can now relate to. The matchup between them and the West Charlotte Lions didn't end well, with the Hickory Red Tornadoes falling 36-20. The Red Tornadoes' loss signaled the end of their 30-game winning streak dating back to last season.
Despite the loss, Hickory still got an impressive performance from Isaiah Lackey, who rushed for 104 yards and three touchdowns. Lackey has been hot recently, having posted three or more rushing touchdowns the last three times he's played. Hickory also got help from Ellis Chappell, who showed off his sure hands for 173 receiving yards.
Hickory didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Dajen Ikard and Brett Rowland.
Jamouri Nichols was his usual excellent self, throwing for 265 yards and two touchdowns while completing 86.7% of his passes, and also rushing for 60 yards and one touchdown for West Charlotte. The dominant performance gave Nichols a new career-high in passing yards. Another player making a difference was Emory McClain JR, who rushed for 103 yards and one touchdown.
Hickory's defeat ended a 20-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 14-1. As for West Charlotte, the win (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 12-2.
Hickory does not have any more games scheduled as of now. West Charlotte has also already played their next game, a 14-7 victory against Seventy-First on the 21st.
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