Slippery Rock fell victim to Hickory and their airtight defense on Friday. They had to suffer through a 56-0 loss at the hands of the Hickory Hornets. The Rockets lost against the Hornets in their previous head to head back in September of 2023, too, but the margin this time around was even wider than the 48-14 score last time.
It was another big night for Zander Telesz, who threw for 383 yards and seven touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes for Hickory. Kelvin Morrison was in the mix as well, providing Hickory with three touchdowns.
Slippery Rock's loss dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Hickory, they pushed their record up to 8-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Slippery Rock will venture away from home to challenge Mercer at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Slippery Rock is facing Mercer at the right time seeing as Mercer is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. Hickory does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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