North East has been on the road for two straight, but on Saturday they'll finally head home. They will host the Slippery Rock Rockets at 12:00 p.m. Both teams beat their previous opponents by a single goal, so this matchup might be just as contested.
On Wednesday, North East sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 win over Girard. The Grape Pickers' winning goal came courtesy of Kai Vanderweele.
Meanwhile, Slippery Rock waltzed into their matchup on Wednesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. Their defense stepped up to hand the Trojans a 1-0 shutout. Give the Rockets' defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
North East pushed their record up to 8-0 with that victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for Slippery Rock, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season.
North East beat Slippery Rock 3-1 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Will North East repeat their success, or does Slippery Rock have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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