Soccer Preview: Hickory vs. Sharpsville
Hickory is 10-0 against Sharpsville since October of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Hickory Hornets will host the Sharpsville Blue Devils at 12:00 p.m. Hickory is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.8 goals per game this season.
Hickory took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They blew past Conneaut Area 6-3. Jakob Harmer was a massive factor in the win as he booted in three goals all by himself.
Hickory was without their leading scorer, Eric Mccrimmon, in Thursday's matchup. With Mccrimmon sidelined, Hickory had to make some big changes to the lineup. Three players hit the pitch for the first time this season: Brian Rueberger, Brendan Hooks, and Solomon Trimble. Trimble made the most of the opportunity, scoring a goal and two steals. A few more games like that and he might be seeing even more time going forward.
Meanwhile, Sharpsville fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Wilmington on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Greyhounds by a score of 2-1. The defeat continues a trend for the Blue Devils in their matchups with the Greyhounds: they've now lost four in a row.
Hickory pushed their record up to 5-1 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Sharpsville, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.
Everything went Hickory's way against Sharpsville when the teams last played back in October of 2023 as Hickory made off with a 6-0 victory. Will Hickory repeat their success, or does Sharpsville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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