Match Report
The table gap was wide: 23 points between Hickory (1st, 28 pts) and 865 Alliance (7th, 5 pts). The last five rounds placed 865 Alliance no better than 54th for form, against 7th in the standings. Per game in the league, Hickory were scoring 3.1 and conceding 0.7, 865 Alliance 0.9 and 2.3, against a competition average of 2.01 goals per team per game.
Hickory arrived on a run of nine straight wins, having scored in 9 consecutive games. 865 Alliance had not won in 8 games. Over the last five, Hickory had taken 15 of 15 points to 865 Alliance's 1.
Hickory led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 4 goals for the 4-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Hickory: 4 goals with no recorded scorer · 865 Alliance: 1 goal with no recorded scorer