The Hickory Red Tornadoes will head out on the road to face off against the North Iredell Raiders at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hickory is coming into the game hot, having won their last 14 games.
Hickory can now show off 12 landslide victories after their most recent contest on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Foard a 5-0 shutout. Give Hickory's defense some credit: that's the team's ninth straight shutout.
They hit Foard with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Mia Zulueta (2),
Stephanie Zulueta (2), and
Jayden Fralick.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for North Iredell, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They beat North Lincoln by a goal, winning 1-0.
Hickory's win was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-3-1. As for North Iredell, their victory bumped their record up to 8-9-1.
Hickory took their win against North Iredell in their previous matchup back in April by a conclusive 5-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hickory since the squad 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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