Mercer hasn't had much luck against Slippery Rock recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Mustangs will be playing at home against the Rockets at 7:15 p.m.
Mercer came into their game on Tuesday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They came up short against Wilmington, falling 4-1.
Meanwhile, Slippery Rock had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.7 goals) and they went ahead and made it eight on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Tigers a 3-0 shutout. Slippery Rock might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine contests by three goals or more this season.
Mercer's loss dropped their record down to 11-5-1. As for Slippery Rock, their victory bumped their record up to 13-3.
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