The Hoggard Vikings will take on the Laney Buccaneers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hoggard is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 5.6 goals per game this season.
Hoggard and Topsail met for a duel on Thursday where Hoggard came out on top. Everything went Hoggard's way against Topsail as Hoggard made off with a 9-1 win. Considering the Vikings have won 11 matches by more than two goals this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Their offense was hitting Topsail from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal.
Benjamin Weeks led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for four goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, there was early excitement for Laney after they claimed the first goal on Thursday, however, they wouldn't score again. They fell just short of New Hanover by a score of 2-1. While the Buccaneers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Wildcats 1-0 in the first half.
Hoggard is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-2 record this season. As for Laney, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-6-1.
Hoggard beat Laney 3-1 when the teams last played back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hoggard since the team 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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