Foard is 0-10 against Hickory since February of 2017 but things could change on Tuesday. The Foard Tigers will welcome the Hickory Red Tornadoes at 7:30 p.m.
Foard is headed into Tuesday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 15th straight game on Friday. They lost 74-52 to North Lincoln. The Tigers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 39-16.
Meanwhile, Hickory had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They strolled past the Warriors with points to spare, taking the game 78-61. Given the Red Tornadoes' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 95th, while the Warriors are ranked 320th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Hickory pushed their record up to 13-4 with the victory, which was their 24th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 80.9 points over those games. As for Foard, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-21.
Foard was dealt a bruising 83-49 loss at the hands of Hickory when the teams last played back in January. Will Foard have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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