Hickory has won three straight games at home, while East Lincoln has won three straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Thursday. The Red Tornadoes will welcome the Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Thursday.
Hickory is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. They never let West Iredell get on the board and left with a 9-0 victory on Tuesday. With that win, Hickory brought their scoring average up to 2.6 goals per game.
Their offense was hitting West Iredell from everywhere, as seven different players booted in a goal. SAM BRIDGES led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, East Lincoln's matchup on Tuesday was close up to the half, but then they kicked things up a notch. They blew past Foard 7-1. The result was nothing new for East Lincoln, who have now won seven matches by three goals or more so far this season.
Hickory's victory bumped their record up to 9-2-3. As for East Lincoln, their win bumped their record up to 11-3.
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