The Gloucester Dukes will head out on the road to challenge the Hickory Hawks at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Gloucester's defense has only allowed 0.5 goals per game this season, so Hickory's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Gloucester's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Bruton, sneaking past 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.
Meanwhile, Hickory won against First Colonial two weeks ago with two goals and they decided to stick to that goal total again two weeks ago. The Hawks walked away with a 2-0 victory over Green Run. The win continues a trend for Hickory in their matchups with Green Run: they've now won four in a row.
Gloucester's record is now 4-0-2. As for Hickory, their record now sits at 6-0.
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