Despite a strong season so far, Mercer has seen their luck take a bit of a downturn recently. They were a single goal away from ending the streak, but they lost a 1-0 heartbreaker at the hands of the Slippery Rock Rockets. While losing is never fun, Mercer can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 315th, while Slippery Rock are ranked 154th).
Mercer's defeat dropped their record down to 11-6-1. As for Slippery Rock, the victory was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 14-3.
Mercer didn't take long to hit the pitch again: they've already played their next match, a 2-1 win against Iroquois on the 20th. As for Slippery Rock, they will take on Hickory at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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