Slippery Rock unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They took a 28-21 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Fairview Tigers on Friday. The Rockets lost against the Tigers in their previous head to head back in August of 2024, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 35-0 score last time.
Joey O'Reilly went supernova For Fairview., rushing for 131 yards and two touchdowns. O'Reilly was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 63 yards.
Coming up, Slippery Rock will square off against Franklin at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Fairview, they will face off against Grove City at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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