The Hickory Hawks will take on the Gloucester Dukes at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Hickory's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed two weeks ago. They walked away with a 2-0 win over Green Run. Hickory haven't had any issues with Green Run recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
Meanwhile, Gloucester's game on Wednesday was all tied up 0-0 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They won by a goal and slipped past Bruton 1-0. Given Gloucester's advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 26th, while Bruton are ranked 89th) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Hickory's win bumped their record up to 6-0. As for Gloucester, their victory bumped their record up to 4-0-2.
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