Hickory is 5-0 against North Lincoln since April of 2022, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Hickory Red Tornadoes will head out on the road to challenge the North Lincoln Knights at 6:00 p.m. Hickory will be looking to extend their current nine-game winning streak.
Hickory's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past St. Stephens 1-0. Give Hickory's defense some credit: that's the team's fifth straight shutout.
Their one-goal win came courtesy of
Miriam Wood, which was the first she's scored this season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to nine goals the game before, North Lincoln was a bit more limited in their match on Friday. They fell 2-0 to East Lincoln. The game was a 0-0 toss-up at halftime, but North Lincoln couldn't quite close it out.
Hickory's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-3-1. As for North Lincoln, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-7.
Everything went Hickory's way against North Lincoln in their previous matchup back in March as Hickory made off with a 7-1 win. 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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