The Hickory Red Tornadoes will square off against the Tuscola Mountaineers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hickory will be coming into the contest with an undefeated record on the line.
Hickory will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Statesville, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Hickory took down Statesville 35-20 last Friday. Given the Red Tornadoes' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 14th, while the Greyhounds are ranked 64th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Isaiah Lackey, who rushed for 148 yards and three touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Brady Stober, who threw for 186 yards and two touchdowns while completing 76.5% of his passes.
Hickory was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 242 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Hickory didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Damarion Lee, Brett Rowland, and Dorrian Medley picked up one apiece. Lee also set a new season high mark in receiving yards with 108.
Meanwhile, Tuscola didn't have quite enough to beat Pisgah on Friday and fell 10-7. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Mountaineers have suffered against the Bears since October 14, 2016.
Tuscola has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-5 record this season. As for Hickory, they pushed their record up to 10-0 with the victory, which was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season.
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