Soccer Preview: Statesville vs. Hickory
Statesville hasn't had much luck against Hickory recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Statesville Greyhounds are taking a road trip to take on the Hickory Red Tornadoes at 6:00 p.m.
Statesville is headed into Wednesday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their ninth straight game on Monday. They fell just short of St. Stephens by a score of 3-2.
Hickory, on the other hand, haven't lost since September 5th and they too continued that trend. 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.
Statesville's defeat dropped their record down to 3-16-1. As for Hickory, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3-1 record this season.
Statesville came up short against Hickory in their previous meeting on October 1st, falling 3-1. Can Statesville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
