On Monday Hickman will have to hit the road after four straight games at home. They will venture away from home to challenge the Howell Vikings at 5:00 p.m. After both made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Monday.
Hickman will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any goals last Friday, then bounced right back against Battle on Tuesday. Hickman put the hurt on Battle with a sharp 6-2 win. Given the Kewpies' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri soccer rankings (they are ranked 28th, while the Spartans are ranked 96th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Howell's match on Tuesday was close up to the half, which is when they kicked things up a notch. Their defense stepped up to hand Marquette a 4-0 shutout. Owen Martin had the honor of scoring the game-winner for the Vikings.
Hickman is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7-1 record this season. As for Howell, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-4.
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