Soccer Preview: South Iredell vs. Hickory Ridge
South Iredell hasn't had much luck against Hickory Ridge recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The South Iredell Vikings will venture away from home to face off against the Hickory Ridge Ragin' Bulls at 7:00 p.m.
South Iredell is headed into Thursday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their ninth straight game on Friday. They fell just short of Lake Norman by a score of 3-2. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 331st, while the Wildcats are ranked 13th).
Meanwhile, Hickory Ridge had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.5 goals) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Blue Devils with a sharp 6-0 victory. The match marked the Ragin' Bulls' most dominant win of the season.
South Iredell's defeat dropped their record down to 4-10-1. As for Hickory Ridge, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which somehow still isn't as good as their 11-2-1 record this season.
South Iredell came up short against Hickory Ridge in their previous meeting back in September, falling 2-0. Can South Iredell avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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