Soccer Preview: Hickory vs. Foard
Hickory is 8-2 against Foard since October of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Hickory Red Tornadoes will welcome the Foard Tigers at 6:00 p.m. Hickory will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Hickory's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over West Iredell. Given the Red Tornadoes' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 76th, while the Warriors are ranked 384th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Foard narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past North Lincoln 1-0.
Hickory's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-3. As for Foard, their victory bumped their record up to 3-7-3.
Hickory was able to grind out a solid win over Foard in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, winning 3-1. Does Hickory have another victory up their sleeve, or will Foard turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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