The Hickory Hawks will head out on the road to face off against the Western Branch Bruins at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Hickory is headed into the matchup without a loss and will look to keep things rolling. They never let Lakeland onto the board and left with a 3-0 win on Tuesday. That's two games straight that Hickory has won by exactly three goals.
They hit Lakeland with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Charlotte Petchel,
Abby Ostasiewski, and
Audrey Rooney.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Western Branch, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 10-0 margin over King's Fork on Tuesday. The high-scoring effort was just what Western Branch needed considering they were shutout in their previous contest.
Hickory's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-0-1. As for Western Branch, their win bumped their record up to 9-2.
Hickory came up short against Western Branch in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Hickory avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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