The Hickory Hornets won the last time they faced Erie First Christian Academy, and things went their way on Friday too. Hickory put the hurt on Erie First Christian Academy with a sharp 70-49 victory. The win made it back-to-back wins for Hickory.
Despite the defeat, Erie First Christian Academy saw an underclassman step up: Avery Collins scored 33 points. Collins scored a full 67.3% of Erie First Christian Academy's points, the fourth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Simon Gonzalez, who scored 14 points.
Hickory's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Erie First Christian Academy, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-3.
Hickory will head out on the road to face off against Girard at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Erie First Christian Academy will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Iroquois at 7:30 p.m. on December 22nd.
