Pennsylvania High School Soccer - Hickory knocks off Greenville
September 24, 2024: Greenville, PA 16125 The Hickory Hornets (Hermitage, PA) soccer the host Greenville Trojans (Greenville, PA), 3-0 in Tuesday's league challenge.
The Hornets now hold a 7-1 record. They play next when they host West Middlesex for a non-league challenge on Thursday, September 26. Hickory will encounter a Big Reds squad coming off a 3-2 non-league loss to Fort LeBoeuf (Waterford, PA). The Big Reds record now stands at 4-6.
With the loss, Greenville moves to 5-4 on the year. The Trojans host Wilmington (New Wilmington, PA) to encounter the Greyhounds in a non-league challenge on Thursday, September 26. The Greyhounds go into the challenge with a record of 4-3. Wilmington won 2-1 in their recent league challenge against Mercer (Mercer, PA)
Match Summary
The Hornets went on the road into a tough place to play and walked away with a resounding 3-0 win over a strong Greenville team. The win takes the Hornets to 4-1 in conference play, and 7-1 overall nearing the midway point of the season.
The Hornets defense once again played strong minus one of their stalwarts, Denver Lewis, who was out due to illness.
The 3-headed attack of Jakob Harmer, Eric McCrimmon, and Pacy Ohlinger led the way on offense. Logan Stanford and Dylan Ferguson contributed with timely assists after the captain J Harmer opened the scoring with a gorgeous direct goal from 20 yards out just 6 minutes into the match.
