The Hickory Red Tornadoes put another one in the bag on Wednesday to keep their perfect season alive. They enjoyed a cozy 67-49 victory over East Lincoln. Given Hickory's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 25th, while East Lincoln is ranked 187th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Hickory's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was John Holbrook, who scored 18 points. Holbrook is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 16 or more in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordan Lineberger, who scored 14 points.
Houston Hartsell and Jackson Fannon certainly did their best on Wednesday to avoid the loss. Hartsell scored 14 points along with five assists, while Fannon scored 13 points. Another player making a difference was Jaxon Dollar, who scored three points along with six rebounds and two blocks.
Hickory's victory was their 12th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 26-0. They've been dominating during the matchups in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 30.2 points. As for East Lincoln, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-11.
Hickory does not have any more games scheduled as of now. East Lincoln also has no future games currently scheduled.
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