Hickory and St. Stephens are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Hickory Red Tornadoes will take on the St. Stephens Indians at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Hickory will be coming into the matchup with an undefeated record on the line.
Last Wednesday, Hickory blew past North Lincoln, posting a 60-25 win at home. 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.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Hickory to victory, but perhaps none more so than Brady Stober, who threw for 453 yards and five touchdowns while completing 92% of his passes. Another pass catcher making a difference was Jamien Little, who picked up 210 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Hickory didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jamir Norwood and Brett Rowland.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 56 points the game before, St. Stephens was a bit more limited in their game on Saturday. They took a 14-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of North Iredell.
Hickory pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season. As for St. Stephens, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
Everything came up roses for Hickory against St. Stephens in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 50-7 win. Does Hickory have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. Stephens turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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