Soccer Preview: Hickory vs. Memorial
The Hickory Hornets will square off against the Memorial Red Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hickory will be looking to keep their six-game home win streak alive.
Hickory is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Grove City just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Monday. They fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 1-0. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Hornets came into the game with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 137th, while the Eagles are ranked 386th).
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last matchup, Memorial made sure to put some goals up on the board against Mineral Ridge last Monday. They blew past the Rams 5-2. The result was nothing new for the Red Devils, who have now won five contests by three goals or more so far this season.
They hit Mineral Ridge with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
David Diaz (2),
Josue Lemus,
E'Lyh Nunez, and
Daveyon Cash.
Hickory's loss dropped their record down to 9-2. As for Memorial, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which lines up perfectly with their 8-2-2 record this season.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
