The Hickory Tornadoes are taking a road trip to face off against the Bandys Trojans at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Hickory fell victim to Hickory Ridge and their airtight defense on Monday. They lost 5-0 to the Bulls. The loss continues a trend for Hickory in their meetings with Hickory Ridge: they've now lost four in a row.
Meanwhile, Bandys had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.5 goals) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They came within a single goal of losing the streak, but they secured a 2-1 W against the Warriors.
Having lost for the first time this season, Hickory fell to 14-1-1. As for Bandys, their victory bumped their record up to 12-4-1.
Hickory got the 'W' in their previous meeting back in March against Bandys by a conclusive 5-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Tornadoes since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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