The Hough Huskies will face off against the Northwest Guilford Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Northwest Guilford will challenge a team with plenty of momentum: Hough extended their winning streak to five on Thursday. The Huskies' defense stepped up to hand Harding University a 9-0 shutout. Hough's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three games.
Their offense was hitting Harding University from everywhere, as eight different players booted in a goal. Abby Hudson led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, it was a classic North v. South duel when Northwest Guilford challenged Southeast Guilford on Thursday. The Vikings blew past the Falcons 9-0. The final result isn't all the surprising considering Northwest Guilford's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 23rd, while Southeast Guilford are ranked 385th).
Hough's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-0-1. Those home victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those four matches. As for Northwest Guilford, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 13-2-3.
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