Soccer Preview: Hickory vs. East Lincoln
Hickory is on a six-game streak of home wins, while East Lincoln is on a seven-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Hickory Red Tornadoes will take on the East Lincoln Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Hickory's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They came out on top against North Lincoln by a score of 2-0. Give Hickory's defense some credit: that's the team's sixth straight shutout.
Litzy Hernandez was the driving force of Hickory's attack as she scored both of Hickory's goals, her season total up to ten goals.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, East Lincoln gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. They blew past Foard 5-2. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for East Lincoln considering their one-goal performance the matchup before.
Hickory has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3-1 record this season. As for East Lincoln, their victory bumped their record up to 13-1-3.
Hickory was able to grind out a solid win over East Lincoln in their previous meeting back in March, winning 5-3. Will Hickory repeat their success, or does East Lincoln have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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