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| 11/08/24 - Away | 47-16 W |
| 11/03/23 - Home | 41-35 W |
| 10/21/22 - Away | 53-20 W |
| 10/22/21 - Home | 56-10 W |
| 10/25/19 - Home | 28-7 W |
| + 4 more games |
King's Fork is a perfect 9-0 against Hickory since September of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Bulldogs will head out on the road to face off against the Hawks at 7:00 p.m. King's Fork will be strutting in after a win while Hickory will be coming in after a loss.
Hickory will be up against a hot King's Fork squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. The Bulldogs breezed past Lakeland to the tune of 73-0 on Friday. The Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by 34 points or more this season.
Isiah Gilliam had a dynamite game, rushing for 117 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries. Those two rushing touchdowns gave him a new career-high.
Gilliam was just one part of a punishing run game: King's Fork was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 239 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Hickory came up short against Nansemond River on Friday and fell 27-20. The defeat continues a trend for the Hawks in their meetings with the Warriors: they've now lost four in a row.
Hickory now has a losing record of 3-4. As for King's Fork, their victory bumped their record up to 6-1.
Everything came up roses for King's Fork against Hickory in their previous matchup back in November of 2024, as the squad secured a 47-16 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was the Hawks' Owen Kelly, who rushed for 71 yards and one TD, and also threw for 226 yards and one touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for the Bulldogs to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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