Hickory is 7-0 against West Iredell since March of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Hickory Red Tornadoes will head out on the road to take on the West Iredell Warriors at 6:00 p.m. Hickory is strutting in with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 4.7 goals per game this season.
Hickory put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 5-0 margin over Freedom. Given Hickory's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 45th, while Freedom is ranked 180th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Hickory hit Freedom with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Piper Jillings (2),
Litzy Hernandez (2), and
Mia Zulueta.
Meanwhile, West Iredell fell victim to St. Stephens and their airtight defense on Monday. Their tough 3-0 loss to the Indians might stick with them for a while. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for West Iredell in their matchups with St. Stephens: they've now lost five in a row.
Hickory is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3-1 record this season. As for West Iredell, their loss dropped their record down to 3-3.
Everything went Hickory's way against West Iredell in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as Hickory made off with a 9-0 victory. Will Hickory repeat their success, or does West Iredell have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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