Foard hasn't had much luck against Hickory recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Foard Tigers will play host again on Monday to welcome the Hickory Red Tornadoes, where kickoff is scheduled at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Foard's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They came out on top against North Lincoln by a score of 2-0. Both teams had to tread carefully at times as the refs weren't afraid to hand out yellow cards: Alexis Nava was handed one for the Tigers, while the Knights got theirs courtesy of Owen Uhl.
Caden Racine was the driving force of Foard's attack as he scored both of Foard's goals, bringing his season total up to two goals.
Meanwhile, Hickory hasn't lost a match since September 5th, a trend which continued in their latest game on Wednesday. They put the hurt on West Iredell with a sharp 5-1 win. Given the Red Tornadoes' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 78th, while the Warriors are ranked 365th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Foard is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-10-3 record this season. As for Hickory, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-3-1.
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