The Hickory Hawks will square off against the Cox Falcons at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a six-game winning streak alive.
Hickory is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They blew past First Colonial 5-1. Considering Hickory have won nine contests by more than three goals this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Cox's game on Wednesday was all tied up 2-2 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They had just enough and edged out Ocean Lakes 3-2. Three seems to be a good number for Cox as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of goals in their previous game.
Hickory's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-4-1. The home wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those six matches. As for Cox, their victory bumped their record up to 8-2-5.
Hickory came out on top in a nail-biter against Cox when the teams last played back in March, sneaking past 2-1. 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.
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