Slippery Rock has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Harbor Creek Huskies at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Wednesday, Slippery Rock needed a bit of extra time to put away Mercer. They had just enough and edged the Mustangs out 2-1. That's two games straight that the Rockets have won by just one goal.
Meanwhile, Harbor Creek's and Hickory's game on Tuesday was close at halftime, but Harbor Creek turned on the heat in the second half with three goals. Harbor Creek's defense stepped up to hand Hickory a 4-0 shutout. Considering the Huskies have won ten matchups by more than two goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Slippery Rock pushed their record up to 12-6 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Harbor Creek, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6-2 record this season.
Slippery Rock might still be hurting after the 4-0 defeat they got from Harbor Creek when the teams last played back in September. Can Slippery Rock avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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