Hickory entered their tilt with East Lincoln with 11 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 12. They never let the East Lincoln Mustangs onto the board and left with a 2-0 win on Wednesday. Give Hickory's defense some credit: that's the team's seventh straight shutout.
Kathleen Bridges and
Piper Jillings scored both of Hickory's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 19 goals.
Hickory's victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-3-1. As for East Lincoln, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-2-3.
Hickory will head out on the road to take on Statesville at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Hickory is facing Statesville at the right time seeing as Statesville is stuck on a 13-game losing streak. As for East Lincoln, they will look to defend their home pitch on Friday against West Iredell at 6:00 p.m. Hopefully East Lincoln is not getting complacent considering they own a much higher rank in North Carolina (they are ranked 63rd, while West Iredell is ranked 320th).
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