Soccer Preview: Hoggard vs. Topsail
Hoggard has gone 8-1-1 against Topsail recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Hoggard Vikings will take on the Topsail Pirates at 6:00 p.m. Hoggard has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 18 goals over their last three matches.
Hoggard is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of North Carolina's top teams: Ashley, who was ranked 13th in their home state at the time (Hoggard was ranked third). Hoggard won by a goal and slipped past Ashley 4-3. The game got a bit rough at times, as the refs handed out a total of three yellow cards before it was all over: the Vikings' Harrison Dyer and the Screaming Eagle's Kingston Hroncich and Clark Marriott were all carded.
Ari Tanner and Dyer scored all four of Hoggard's goals, bringing their combined season tally to five goals.
Meanwhile, Topsail didn't have quite enough to beat Middle Creek two weeks ago and fell 2-1.
Hoggard's win bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Topsail, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-4.
Everything went Hoggard's way against Topsail when the teams last played back in October of 2023 as Hoggard made off with a 4-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hoggard since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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