Soccer Preview: Hickory vs. Foard
Hickory has gone 8-2 against Foard recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Hickory Red Tornadoes will be playing in front of their home fans against the Foard Tigers at 6:00 p.m. Hickory will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Hickory's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They came out on top against West Iredell by a score of 2-0. Given the Red Tornadoes' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 76th, while the Warriors are ranked 384th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
BRAEDEN MCCOURT was the driving force of Hickory's attack as he scored both of Hickory's goals, bringing his season total up to 15 goals.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Monday Foard sidestepped North Lincoln for a 1-0 victory.
Hickory's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-3. As for Foard, their victory bumped their record up to 3-7-3.
Hickory was able to grind out a solid win over Foard when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 3-1. Will Hickory repeat their success, or does Foard have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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