The Hickory Hawks will challenge the Gloucester Dukes at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Hickory comes in on five and Gloucester on four.
Hickory proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by ten) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. Their defense stepped up to hand Western Branch a 1-0 shutout. Give Hickory's defense some credit: that's the team's fifth straight shutout.
Meanwhile, Gloucester's game on Thursday was all tied up 0-0 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They had just enough and edged out Kecoughtan 3-2. The final result isn't all the surprising considering Gloucester's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 20th, while Kecoughtan are ranked 68th).
Gavin Blanks and Corey Skay scored all three of Gloucester's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 40 goals.
Gloucester pushed their record up to 13-1 with the win, which was their tenth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 56 goals over those ten matchups. As for Hickory, their win bumped their record up to 8-4.
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