Soccer Recap: Slippery Rock Picks Up Fifth Straight Win at Home

By Team Reports Oct 24, 2024, 5:49am

Soccer Recap: Slippery Rock vs. Sharon

Slippery Rock won the last time they faced Sharon, and things went their way on Monday too. The Slippery Rock Rockets had just enough and edged the Sharon Tigers out 2-1. Given the Rockets' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 250th, while the Tigers are ranked 519th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Max Kovacik and Wade Freehling scored both of Slippery Rock's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 28 goals.

Slippery Rock's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-6. As for Sharon, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost nine of their last 11 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-14 record this season.

Slippery Rock didn't take long to hit the pitch again: they've already played their next contest, a 2-1 win against Mercer on the 16th. Sharon does not have any more games scheduled as of now.

Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps

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