After flying high against Foard on Tuesday, East Lincoln came back down to earth. The Mustangs fell just short of the Hickory Red Tornadoes by a score of 1-0 on Thursday. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Mustangs
| 10/02/25 @ Hickory | 0-1 |
| 09/30/25 vs Foard | 7-1 |
| 09/25/25 @ West Iredell | 5-1 |
| 09/23/25 vs Bunker Hill | 5-2 |
| 09/18/25 @ North Lincoln | 3-1 |
The defeat snapped East Lincoln's winning streak at five matches and leaves them with a 11-4 record. As for Hickory, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-2-3 record this season.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. East Lincoln will face off against rival Maiden at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Hickory is set to square off against their familiar foe Bandys at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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