Soccer Preview: Hickory vs. Statesville
Hickory is 8-1-1 against Statesville since November of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Hickory Red Tornadoes will face off against the Statesville Greyhounds at 6:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Hickory's favor as the team sits on four straight wins at home while Statesville has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
Hickory is headed into the matchup having not lost since September 5 and will look to keep things rolling. They came out on top against Foard by a score of 4-2 on Monday. Given the Red Tornadoes' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 84th, while the Tigers are ranked 251st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Hickory hit Foard with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
NATHAN PEREZ ESCOBEDO (2),
DEREK GRADY, and
BRAEDEN MCCOURT.
Meanwhile, Statesville didn't have quite enough to beat St. Stephens on Monday and fell 3-2.
Hickory is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3-1 record this season. As for Statesville, their loss dropped their record down to 3-16-1.
Hickory was able to grind out a solid victory over Statesville when the teams last played on October 1st, winning 3-1. Will Hickory repeat their success, or does Statesville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
