Foard is 2-8 against Hickory since October of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Foard Tigers will face off against the Hickory Red Tornadoes at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Foard's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They had just enough and edged North Lincoln out 1-0.
Meanwhile, Hickory had already won three in a row and they went ahead and made it four on Monday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over the Warriors. Given the Red Tornadoes' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 76th, while the Warriors are ranked 384th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Foard's victory bumped their record up to 3-7-3. As for Hickory, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season.
Foard came up short against Hickory when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Foard avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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