Soccer Preview: Hickory vs. Slippery Rock
The Hickory Hornets's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Slippery Rock Rockets at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Hickory will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more goals each contest than the last.
Hickory's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They blew past Sharon 5-0. Give the Hornets' defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Meanwhile, for the first time this season, Slippery Rock was forced to settle for a draw. Neither they nor Grove City could gain the upper hand on Thursday so the two teams had to settle for a 2-2 draw.
Hickory's victory bumped their record up to 8-2. With that draw, Slippery Rock's record moves to 6-2-1.
Hickory was able to grind out a solid win over Slippery Rock in their previous meeting last Tuesday, winning 4-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hickory since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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