Grove City and Hickory are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2020, but likely not for long. The Grove City Eagles will host the Hickory Hornets at 7:30 p.m. on Monday.
Grove City's offense might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against Fairview on Thursday. They came up short against the Tigers, falling 8-0. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 387th, while the Tigers are ranked fourth).
Meanwhile, Hickory came tearing into Saturday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.5 goals) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Mustangs by a score of 4-2. The Hornets' winning goal came courtesy of Luka Harmer.
Grove City dropped their record down to 3-7 with the loss, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for Hickory, their win bumped their record up to 9-1.
Grove City might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Hickory in their previous meeting on September 10th. Will Grove City have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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