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| 05/02/24 - Home | 2-1 W |
| 04/09/24 - Away | 1-0 W |
| 05/05/23 - Away | 2-0 W |
| 04/03/23 - Home | 2-1 W |
| 05/11/22 - Away | 4-2 W |
| + 5 more games |
Hoggard is a perfect 10-0 against Topsail since March of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Vikings are taking a road trip to square off against the Pirates at 6:00 p.m.
Hoggard is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of North Carolina's top teams: Ashley, who was ranked sixth at the time (Hoggard was ranked fourth). The Vikings came up short against the Screaming Eagle on Tuesday, falling 4-1. The loss was Hoggard's first of the season.
Meanwhile, Topsail waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. Their defense stepped up to hand the Trojans an 8-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Topsail, who have now won four games by four goals or more so far this season.
Their offense was hitting West Brunswick from everywhere, as seven different players booted in a goal. Ryan Lambert led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Topsail's win bumped their record up to 5-3-5. As for Hoggard, their loss dropped their record down to 10-1.
Hoggard came out on top in a nail-biter against Topsail when the teams last played back in May of 2024, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Vikings 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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