Football Preview: Erie Royals vs. Hickory Hornets
Erie has been on the road for three straight, but on Saturday they'll finally head home. They will host the Hickory Hornets at 1:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Thursday, Erie was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 28-24 to McDowell. While losing is never fun, the Royals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 140th, while the Trojans are ranked 31st).
Meanwhile, Hickory entered their match against Sharon on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Hickory fell to Sharon 20-14. Despite 119 more yards than the Tigers, the Hornets couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Despite the loss, Hickory saw an underclassman step up: Kelvin Morrison rushed for 125 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Morrison a new career-high in rushing yards.
Even though they lost, Hickory was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 218 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 198 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Erie's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Hickory, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
