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| 09/23/25 - Home | 5-1 W |
| 10/30/24 - Home | 8-1 W |
| 10/07/24 - Away | 3-2 W |
| 10/09/23 - Away | 2-1 W |
| 09/13/23 - Home | 2-0 W |
| + 5 more games |
Hickory is 9-0-1 against North Lincoln since August of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Red Tornadoes will square off against the Knights at 6:00 p.m. North Lincoln took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Hickory, who comes in off a win.
Hickory will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one goal on Thursday, then bounced right back against Foard on Tuesday. The Red Tornadoes' defense stepped up to hand the Tigers a 5-0 shutout. Hickory haven't had any issues with Foard recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive win against them.
Meanwhile, North Lincoln unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-match winning streak on Tuesday. They came up short against East Lincoln, falling 6-0. The shutout was out of character for North Lincoln seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in August.
North Lincoln's defeat dropped their record down to 10-7-3. As for Hickory, their victory bumped their record up to 13-3-3.
Everything went Hickory's way against North Lincoln in their previous meeting back in September, as Hickory made off with a 5-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Red Tornadoes 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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