Hickory entered their matchup against East Lincoln on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Hickory Red Tornadoes fell just short of the East Lincoln Mustangs by a score of 76-73. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Monday (70), the Red Tornadoes still had to take the loss.
East Lincoln found their leader in sophomore Jaxon Dollar, who shot 5-for-7 from deep and almost dropped a triple-double with 27 points, ten boards, and nine assists. The contest was Dollar's third in a row with at least 15 points. Jackson Fannon was another key player, going 6-for-14 en route to 20 points.
Hickory's loss dropped their record down to 16-5. As for East Lincoln, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 19-7.
Hickory does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for East Lincoln, they will face off against North Lincoln at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. North Lincoln knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 23 games -- so hopefully East Lincoln likes a good challenge.
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