Hickory has won eight straight games at home, while Hickory Ridge has won eight straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Monday. The Red Tornadoes will welcome the Ragin' Bulls at 5:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Hickory's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They were the clear victors by an 8-0 margin over West Iredell. Given Hickory's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 19th, while West Iredell are ranked 347th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hickory Ridge). They blew past West Cabarrus 8-0 on Friday. The victory continues a trend for Hickory Ridge in their matchups with West Cabarrus: they've now won seven in a row.
Hickory Ridge's offense was hitting West Cabarrus from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal. Aubrey Hutchins led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Hickory Ridge's win bumped their record up to 13-0. As for Hickory, their victory bumped their record up to 15-1-1.
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