On Friday Slippery Rock will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will venture away from home to take on the Mercer Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. Neither Slippery Rock nor Mercer posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Slippery Rock's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Hickory on Friday. They were dealt a 56-0 loss at the hands of the Hornets. While losing is never fun, the Rockets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 489th, while the Hornets are ranked 127th).
Meanwhile, Mercer was not able to break out of their rough patch last Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They had to suffer through a 49-8 loss at the hands of Wilmington.
Slippery Rock's loss dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Mercer, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.
Everything came up roses for Slippery Rock against Mercer in their previous matchup back in September of 2017, as the team secured a 43-7 victory. In that game, Slippery Rock amassed a halftime lead of 36-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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