Topsail hasn't had much luck against Hoggard recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Pirates will head out to challenge the Vikings at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Topsail is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Laney a 1-0 shutout. The win made it back-to-back victories for Topsail.
Their one-goal win came courtesy of Ryan Lambert, who's now up to 21 this season.
Meanwhile, Hoggard came tearing into Monday's game with nine straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.9 goals), and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Raiders as they made off with a 9-0 victory. The result was nothing new for Hoggard, who have now won 16 contests by three goals or more so far this season.
Hoggard's win was their 13th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-1. The home victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 79 goals over those 13 matchups. As for Topsail, their win bumped their record up to 12-8-5.
Topsail couldn't quite get it done against Hoggard in their previous matchup last Monday as they fell 4-2. Can the Pirates avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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