The Americans signed for 69 and 67, respectively, around TPC Deere Run on Saturday, taking them to 16 under for the tournament. However, fellow countrymen Zac Blair, Ben Kohles and Jackson Suber were one shot behind, with a host of others in tow.
Glover chipped in for an eagle on the second, the made his first bogey of the tournament when he missed the green on the ninth. A six-foot birdie putt on the 17th and closed with a par was enough to keep him at the top.
"You pretty much know you've got to go low or you're not going to win," the world number 115 told AP.
"Everybody is going to have to be aggressive, so I've got to hit it a little better tomorrow to achieve the ultimate goal."
Meanwhile, Hodges hit his stride on the back nine, with six consecutive holes leaving birdie chances of 15 feet or closer. He drained four of them to join Glover. Hodges is looking forward to playing aggressively.
"Tomorrow will be a little more fun," he quipped.
"I get to go attack and just beat people. I'm just going to keep my pedal down and just shoot lower than anybody tomorrow."
Further down the leaderboard, Doug Ghim is alone in sixth on 14 under, while former Open champion Zach Johnson is on 13 under.
Lucas Glover fired a bogey-free six-under-par 65 to open up a two-shot lead at the halfway stage of the John Deere Classic on Friday, continuing his flawless start to the tournament.
Lucas Glover and Zac Blair share the first-round lead at the John Deere Classic after both carded seven-under-par 63s, while hometown favourite Zach Johnson sits just one shot back following an impressive finish.
Viktor Hovland has a one-stroke lead over Scottie Scheffler heading into the final round of the Travelers Championship on Sunday.
Scottie Scheffler came within inches of making PGA Tour history on Friday, carding a brilliant 10-under-par 60 to take the clubhouse lead at the Travelers Championship.
