MEADVILLE – Slippery Rock ran into a buzzsaw Monday night.

After beating Wilmington in their playoff opener last week, the Rockets had no answers for defending District 10 champion Cathedral Prep in an 8-0 shutout in the Class 2A tournament Monday evening at Meadville High School’s Bender Field.

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