Hickory is 2-8 against Slippery Rock since September of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Hornets will face off against the Rockets at 7:00 p.m. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Thursday just wasn't the day for Hickory's offense. They fell just short of Harbor Creek by a score of 1-0 on Thursday. While losing is never fun, Hickory can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 176th, while Harbor Creek are ranked 12th).
Meanwhile, Slippery Rock waltzed into their contest on Thursday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. Their defense stepped up to hand the Mustangs a 1-0 shutout.
Slippery Rock's win bumped their record up to 14-3. As for Hickory, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-5.
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