The Hickory Hornets will take on the Slippery Rock Rockets at 8:00 p.m. on Monday. Both are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Slippery Rock is hoping to do what Sharon couldn't on Thursday: put an end to Hickory's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Hickory's defense stepped up to hand Sharon a 7-0 shutout. The match marked the Hornets' most dominant victory of the season so far.
They hit Sharon with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Jakob Harmer (3),
Eric Mccrimmon (2), and
Luka Harmer (2).
Meanwhile, Slippery Rock's game on Friday was close up to the half, which is when they kicked things up a notch. They put the hurt on Grove City with a sharp 4-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Rockets.
Hickory's victory bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Slippery Rock, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 4-3 record this season.
Hickory might still be hurting after the 4-0 defeat they got from Slippery Rock when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Hickory avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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