Pennsylvania High School Soccer - Slippery Rock nudged by Hickory
October 8, 2024: Hermitage, PA 16148 The Slippery Rock Rockets soccer team (Slippery Rock, PA), was tipped 3-2 in Tuesday's league match with the host Hickory Hornets (Hermitage, PA)
With the triumph, Hickory moves its record to 12-2 on the campaign. The Hornets travel to Conneaut Area (Linesville, PA) to meet the Eagles in a District 10 Region 2 match on Thursday, October 10. The Eagles come into the match with a record of 0-10. Conneaut Area lost 5-0 in their recent league match against Sharon (Sharon, PA)
The Rockets now sport a 9-6 record. They take the field next when they host Greenville for a District 10 Region 2 match on Thursday, October 10. Slippery Rock will meet a Trojans team coming off a 2-1 league loss to Grove City (Grove City, PA). The Trojans record now stands at 9-5.
Match Summary
The scoring opened early with a beautiful corner kick to header combination with the goal scored by Luka Harmer (his 9th of the season) only 5 minutes into the first half. The boys continued with the positive momentum throughout the first half which led to a second goal at the 25-minute mark by senior captain Jakob Harmer off of a great read and cross by senior forward Eric McCrimmon to make the score 2-0. Slippery Rock answered with a goal of their own 7 minutes later to draw within one going into halftime. A goal just 2 minutes into the second half by Jakob Harmer (his second of the game and 11th on the season) off of a pass from his brother Luka Harmer made the score 3-1. The Hornets weathered the attack of the Rockets who scored midway through the second half to make the score 3-2. With 10:47 remaining in the game, goaltender Brody Gordon made a spectacular penalty kick save to preserve the victory for the Hornets.
