The East Central Hornets will head out to square off against the Purvis Tornadoes at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. East Central will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
East Central's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past Vancleave 3-0. The result was nothing new for the Hornets, who have now won six contests by three goals or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Purvis hadn't done well against Greene County recently (they were 0-8-1 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. Purvis came out on top against Greene County by a score of 2-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Tornadoes.
East Central is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 36 goals over those nine matches. As for Purvis, their victory bumped their record up to 6-4-1.
Everything went East Central's way against Purvis when the teams last played back in November of 2023, as East Central made off with a 9-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for East Central since the squad 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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