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| 05/01/24 - Away | 0-2 L |
| 03/28/24 - Home | 3-5 L |
| 05/09/23 - Away | 0-2 L |
| 04/05/23 - Home | 2-0 W |
| 05/19/22 - Home | 1-1 W |
| + 2 more games |
East Lincoln and Hickory are an even 3-3-1 against one another since May of 2022, but likely not for long. The Mustangs will venture away from home to challenge the Red Tornadoes at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
East Lincoln will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any goals on Wednesday, then bounced right back against Statesville on Thursday. The Mustangs' defense stepped up to hand the Greyhounds a 9-0 shutout. East Lincoln haven't had any issues with Statesville recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive win against them.
East Lincoln's offense was hitting Statesville from everywhere, as seven different players booted in a goal. Malena Arndt led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, Hickory came tearing into Thursday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.7 goals), and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Knights as they made off with a 7-1 victory. The final result isn't all the surprising considering Hickory's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 29th, while North Lincoln are ranked 259th).
East Lincoln's record is now 18-2-2. As for Hickory, their record now sits at 19-2-1.
East Lincoln came up short against Hickory when the teams last played back in May of 2024, falling 2-0. Can the Mustangs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
