Soccer Preview: Hickory Ridge vs. Cox Mill
The Hickory Ridge Ragin' Bulls are on the road again on Tuesday to play the Cox Mill Chargers at 7:00 p.m. Hickory Ridge's last three matchups have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Last Friday, Hickory Ridge sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over South Iredell. Aubrey Hutchins had to tread lightly for part of the match after she was hit with a yellow card, but that was the only trouble Hickory Ridge got from the refs.
Hannah Workman and Hutchins scored both of Hickory Ridge's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 20 goals.
Meanwhile, Cox Mill had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 1.3 goals), and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They never let the Wonders onto the board and left with a 4-0 victory. Given Cox Mill's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 50th, while A.L. Brown is ranked 258th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Hickory Ridge is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 9-7-3 record this season. As for Cox Mill, they pushed their record up to 12-4-3 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
