The East Central Hornets will venture away from home to face off against the Gautier Gators at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
East Central's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past Laurel 7-0. Considering the Hornets have won eight games by more than two goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Gautier was not the first on the board last Tuesday, but they got there more often. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Stone, sneaking past 2-1. The win was familiar territory for the Gators who have now won three contests in a row.
Aaron Villa was the driving force of Gautier's attack as he scored both of Gautier's goals, bringing his season total up to eight goals.
Gautier has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-2-1 record this season. As for East Central, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-6.
East Central was able to grind out a solid win over Gautier in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for East Central since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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