Hickory is on a 20-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while West Charlotte is on a six-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Hickory Red Tornadoes will host the West Charlotte Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hickory knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past 14 matches -- so hopefully West Charlotte likes a good challenge.
Hickory is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They had just enough and edged North Lincoln out 49-46.
Meanwhile, West Charlotte faced Dudley in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. West Charlotte put the hurt on Dudley with a sharp 39-13 win. Considering the Lions have won ten games by more than 25 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Hickory better focus on containing Jamouri Nichols and Emory McClain JR as the pair were huge in West Charlotte's win. Nichols threw for 224 yards and two touchdowns while completing 82.4% of his passes, while McClain JR rushed for 74 yards and one touchdown on only eight carries. The dominant performance also gave Nichols a new career-high in passer rating (162).
West Charlotte's victory bumped their record up to 11-2. As for Hickory, their win bumped their record up to 14-0.
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