The Hickory Red Tornadoes will face off against the Hibriten Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Hickory is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They came out on top against Oak Grove by a score of 7-5. That's two games straight that Hickory have won by exactly two goals.
Meanwhile, Hibriten came tearing into Thursday's contest with eight straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.6 goals), and they left with even more momentum. They never let the Jets get on the board and left with a 3-0 victory. Considering Hibriten have won nine games by more than two goals this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Hibriten pushed their record up to 17-4-2 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up two goals over those seven matches. As for Hickory, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 21-3-2.
Hickory skirted past Hibriten 1-0 when the teams last played back in February. Will the Red Tornadoes repeat their success, or do the Panthers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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