Soccer Preview: Slippery Rock vs. Sharon
Slippery Rock has gone 10-0 against Sharon recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Slippery Rock Rockets' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Sharon Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Slippery Rock is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering North East just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Saturday. They took a 4-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Grape Pickers. While losing is never fun, the Rockets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 185th, while the Grape Pickers are ranked 14th).
Meanwhile, after soaring to five goals the game before, Sharon was a bit more limited in their game on Tuesday. They fell 2-0 to Grove City.
Slippery Rock's loss dropped their record down to 6-4. As for Sharon, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-6 record this season.
Slippery Rock was able to grind out a solid victory over Sharon when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Slippery Rock 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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