Soccer Game Preview: Hickory Ridge Plays at Home

By Team Reports Aug 31, 2024, 4:10am

Soccer Preview: Hickory Ridge vs. Independence

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The Hickory Ridge Ragin' Bulls will play host again on Tuesday to welcome the Independence Patriots, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. Hickory Ridge is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.8 goals per game this season.

Hickory Ridge is headed into the matchup without a loss and will look to keep things rolling. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over Cuthbertson on Wednesday. Given the Ragin' Bulls' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked ninth, while the Cavaliers are ranked 140th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Hickory Ridge hit Cuthbertson with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Kaleb Brown, Quinn Holland, and John Lamb.

Meanwhile, Independence didn't have quite enough to beat Central Academy on Friday and fell 2-1.

Hickory Ridge's win bumped their record up to 5-0-1. As for Independence, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3-1.

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