Hickory had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.3 goals), and they went ahead and made it nine on Thursday. They never let the St. Stephens Indians onto the board and left with a 1-0 victory. Hickory's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last five matches.
Their one-goal win came courtesy of
Miriam Wood, which was the first she's scored this season.
Hickory is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3-1 record this season. As for St. Stephens, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-6.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Hickory will challenge North Lincoln at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for St. Stephens, they will head out on the road to face off against West Iredell at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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