It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but East Central had no problem doing just that on Saturday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Gautier Gators a 1-0 shutout. That's two games straight that the Hornets have won by just one goal.
East Central has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 17 goals over those five games. As for Gautier, their loss dropped their record down to 15-3-1.
Coming up, East Central will challenge South Jones on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive. Gautier does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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