The Hickory Hornets's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Grove City Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Hickory's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They blew past Maplewood 8-0. Given the Hornets' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 163rd, while the Tigers are ranked 368th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Grove City put another one in the bag on Wednesday to keep their perfect season alive. They put the hurt on West Middlesex with a sharp 9-0 win. That's two games straight that the Eagles have won by exactly nine goals.
Hickory's victory bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Grove City, they pushed their record up to 6-0 with that win, which was their third straight at home.
Hickory came up short against Grove City in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Hickory avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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