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| 04/30/24 - Home | 3-0 W |
| 05/09/23 - Home | 8-0 W |
| 05/10/22 - Away | 10-0 W |
| 05/13/21 - Home | 6-0 W |
| 04/20/18 - Away | 8-0 W |
Hickory has gone a perfect 5-0 against Lakeland recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Hawks will challenge the Cavaliers at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Hickory has seven straight victories, Lakeland has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Hickory had to skate by with only a one-goal margin when they last took the pitch, which might have inspired the seven-goal drubbing they dealt Deep Creek on Thursday. The Hawks blew past the Hornets 7-0. It was an even better day for Kayleigh Belton as she scored four goals for her team.
Meanwhile, Lakeland fell victim to Great Bridge and their airtight defense on Thursday. They came up short against the Wildcats, falling 9-0. While losing is never fun, Lakeland can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 259th, while Great Bridge are ranked tenth).
Hickory's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-2-2. The home victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 22 goals over those five contests. As for Lakeland, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
Hickory took their win against Lakeland in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 3-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Hawks since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
