The Hickory Red Tornadoes will venture away from home to square off against the Foard Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Hickory has 24 straight wins, Foard has 17 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Hickory is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They really took it to West Iredell for the full four quarters, racking up a 76-10 victory 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.
Hickory didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jamien Little and Dajen Ikard.
Meanwhile, a win for Foard just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were outmatched by North Lincoln on the road and fell 42-7. That's two games in a row now that the Tigers have lost by exactly 35 points.
Hickory's victory was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-0. As for Foard, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-7.
Everything came up roses for Hickory against Foard in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 61-14 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hickory since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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