Hickory has gone 9-0-1 against St. Stephens recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Hickory Red Tornadoes are taking a road trip to square off against the St. Stephens Indians at 6:00 p.m. Hickory is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3 goals per game this season.
Hickory gave up the first goal last Wednesday, but they didn't let that get them down. They had just enough and edged South Caldwell out 3-2. DALTON RICE had to tread lightly for part of the match after he was hit with a yellow card, but that was the only trouble the Red Tornadoes got from the refs.
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NATHAN PEREZ ESCOBDEO scored all three of Hickory's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 13 goals.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for St. Stephens' offense. They lost 4-0 to Asheville on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 194th, while the Cougars are ranked sixth).
Hickory's victory bumped their record up to 6-3. As for St. Stephens, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-5-1.
Hickory took their win against St. Stephens in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 4-0. Does Hickory have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. Stephens turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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