Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Hickory 4th with 28 points, Wake 10th with 9, 19 apart. Wake ranked just 86th in the league on five-round form despite their 10th table position. Against a league average of 1.87 goals per team per game, Hickory ran at 2 scored and 1.07 conceded, Wake at 1.14 and 2.64.
Wake had lost four in a row. Recent form was uneven: 9/15 points for Hickory, 3/15 for Wake.
Half-time and full-time told different stories: Hickory led 2-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-1.


