Hickory and East Lincoln are an even 3-3-1 against one another since August of 2019, but likely not for long. The Hickory Red Tornadoes will head out on the road to face off against the East Lincoln Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Hickory sitting on three straight wins and East Lincoln on 13.
Last Wednesday, Hickory was able to grind out a solid victory over Statesville, taking the game 3-1. Given the Red Tornadoes' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 86th, while the Greyhounds are ranked 419th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
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BRANDON JUAREZ DIAZ scored all three of Hickory's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 29 goals.
Meanwhile, East Lincoln and North Lincoln combined for 15 shots on goal on Wednesday, which explains the impressive six total goals scored. East Lincoln never let North Lincoln onto the board and left with a 6-0 win. Considering the Mustangs have won 12 contests by more than two goals this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Hickory has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3-1 record this season. As for East Lincoln, their victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-1-2.
Hickory took their win against East Lincoln when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 6-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hickory since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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