The Hickory Ridge Ragin' Bulls had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 25 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They walked away with a 43-31 victory over Cox Mill. Given Hickory Ridge's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 49th, while Cox Mill is ranked 152nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Hickory Ridge to victory, but perhaps none more so than Sheree Gidney, who scored 12 points along with three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Ma-kaela Gidney, who scored 14 points along with four steals.
Cox Mill's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Lauren Farrell, who scored seven points along with eight rebounds and three steals, and Makayla Richardson who scored seven points along with five rebounds and two steals.
Hickory Ridge's win bumped their record up to 21-5. As for Cox Mill, their loss dropped their record down to 13-12.
Hickory Ridge will face off against Lake Norman at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Lake Norman is coming into the game with nine straight victories on the road, so Hickory Ridge will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Cox Mill, they will square off against Mount Tabor at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Mount Tabor is on a seven-game streak of home wins, Cox Mill a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court.
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