Hickory has gone 6-0-1 against North Lincoln recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Hickory Red Tornadoes will venture away from home to take on the North Lincoln Knights at 6:00 p.m. Hickory is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road.
Last Tuesday, Hickory was able to grind out a solid win over Statesville, taking the game 3-1. Given the Red Tornadoes' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 79th, while the Greyhounds are ranked 394th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
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NATHAN PEREZ ESCOBEDO scored all three of Hickory's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 22 goals.
Meanwhile, after soaring to four goals the game before, North Lincoln was a bit more limited in their contest on Thursday. They fell just short of East Lincoln by a score of 1-0.
Hickory is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season. As for North Lincoln, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-6-3 record this season.
Hickory came out on top in a nail-biter against North Lincoln when the teams last played back in October of 2023, sneaking past 2-1. Does Hickory have another victory up their sleeve, or will North Lincoln turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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