In Saturday's non-league game, the Hickory Hornets (Hermitage, PA) football team knocked off the visiting Slippery Rock Rockets (Slippery Rock, PA), by a final score of 28-0.

The Hornets (3-0) will now prepare for their game against Grove City (Grove City, PA). The Eagles come into the non-league game with a 1-2 record. In their last game, Grove City was dropped by Greenville (Greenville, PA), 28-26, in a non-league game.

The Rockets now hold a 0-5 record. They take the field next when they host Wilmington for a non-league game on Saturday, October 14. Slippery Rock will battle a Greyhounds team coming off a 34-21 non-league loss to Greenville (Greenville, PA). The Greyhounds record now stands at 0-1.