Hickory Ridge is on a three-game streak of home wins, while A.L. Brown is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Hickory Ridge Ragin' Bulls will welcome the A.L. Brown Wonders at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Hickory Ridge will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one goal two weeks ago, then bounced right back against West Cabarrus on Tuesday. Everything went Hickory Ridge's way against West Cabarrus as Hickory Ridge made off with a 5-1 win. Given the Ragin' Bulls' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 35th, while the Wolverines are ranked 177th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, for the first time since back in August, A.L. Brown was forced to settle for a draw on Tuesday. They and Winston-Salem Christian finished up their match with a 2-2 draw.
Alex Hesiquio-Vargas and
Ismael Hernandez scored both of A.L. Brown's goals, bringing their combined season tally to nine goals.
Hickory Ridge's victory bumped their record up to 9-2-1. A.L. Brown's draw makes their record 4-7-2 this season.
Hickory Ridge took their win against A.L. Brown when the teams last played back in September by a conclusive 3-0. Will Hickory Ridge repeat their success, or does A.L. Brown have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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