The Wilmington Greyhounds will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Hickory Hornets at 3:30 p.m. Wilmington will be strutting in after a win while Hickory will be coming in after a loss.
Wilmington's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Greenville with a sharp 5-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Greyhounds, who have now won four matchups by five goals or more so far this season.
Despite a strong season so far, Hickory has seen their luck take a bit of a downturn recently. They fell 5-3 to Grove City on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Hornets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 254th, while the Eagles are ranked 110th).
Wilmington's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-8. As for Hickory, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-4.
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