St. Stephens was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell just short of the Hickory Red Tornadoes by a score of 1-0. While losing is never fun, St. Stephens can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 197th, while Hickory is ranked 38th).
St. Stephens' loss dropped their record down to 4-6. As for Hickory, the win was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-3-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. St. Stephens will take on West Iredell at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Hickory, they will head out on the road to challenge North Lincoln at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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