Pennsylvania High School Soccer - Hickory knocks off Karns City
September 7, 2024: Karns City, PA 16041 The Hickory Hornets (Hermitage, PA) soccer the host Karns City Gremlins (Karns City, PA), 4-1 in Saturday's non-league challenge.
The Hornets now hold a 2-0 record. They play next when they host Grove City for a District 10 Region 2 challenge on Tuesday, September 10. Hickory will encounter a Eagles squad coming off a 2-1 non-league loss to Neshannock (New Castle, PA). The Eagles record now stands at 2-2.
With the loss, Karns City moves to 2-3 on the year. The Gremlins host Keystone (Knox, PA) to encounter the Panthers in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, September 10. The Panthers go into the challenge with a record of 0-3. Keystone lost 9-1 in their recent non-league challenge against Northern Potter (Ulysses, PA)
Match Summary
Hickory scored 4 goals in a 20-minute period from the end of the 1st half to the beginning of the 2nd half to take home their 2nd non-conference road win of the early season.
Senior Eric McCrimmon scored his second brace in as many games, and junior Pacy Ohlinger added a brace of his own to lead the way for the now 2-0 Hornets.
Assists by senior Logan Stanford (2), junior Jake Scarvel, and junior John Rumelfanger once again powered a well-rounded team win.