Soccer Recap: Hickory vs. Statesville
In what's become a running theme this season, Hickory gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Statesville Greyhounds a 9-0 shutout. The victory was nothing new for Hickory as they're now sitting on five straight.
Their offense was hitting Statesville from everywhere, as seven different players booted in a goal.
Piper Jillings led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for three goals all by herself.
Hickory's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-3-1. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 27 goals over those four contests. As for Statesville, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-6.
Hickory didn't take long to hit the pitch again: they've already played their next match, a 5-0 victory vs. West Iredell on the 10th. As for Statesville, they will head out on the road to challenge East Lincoln at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. East Lincoln is strutting in with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 3.1 goals per game this season.
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