Preview: Hickory Grove Christian vs. Asheville Christian Academy
The Hickory Grove Christian Lions will be playing at home against the Asheville Christian Academy Lions at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hickory Grove Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 3.2 goals per game this season.
Last Thursday, Hickory Grove Christian came up short against Gaston Christian and fell 3-1. Hickory Grove Christian has not had much luck with Gaston Christian recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Hickory Grove Christian's goal came courtesy of
Kelly Anne SShenk, who's now up to three this season.
Meanwhile, after a 4-4 finish the last time they played, Asheville Christian Academy and Southside Christian decided to play a little more cautiously this time around. Asheville Christian Academy's defense stepped up to hand Southside Christian a 2-0 shutout on Friday. The victory was just what Asheville Christian Academy needed coming off of a 5-1 defeat in their prior match.
Hickory Grove Christian's loss dropped their record down to 5-2. As for Asheville Christian Academy, the win got them back to even at 1-1.
Hickory Grove Christian took their victory against Asheville Christian Academy when the teams last played back in March of 2019 by a conclusive 7-3. Will Hickory Grove Christian repeat their success, or does Asheville Christian Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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