The Hickory Hornets will venture away from home to challenge the Maplewood Tigers at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Hickory will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
Hickory's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Tuesday. They blew past West Middlesex 9-0. Given the Hornets' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 146th, while the Big Reds are ranked 325th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, after soaring to four goals the game before, Maplewood was a bit more limited in their match on Thursday. They lost 12-0 to Wilmington. The Tigers haven't had much luck with the Greyhounds recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Hickory's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Maplewood, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
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