The East Central Hornets (Moss Point, MS) soccer the visiting Laurel Golden Tornadoes (Laurel, MS), 4-1 in Thursday's non-league bout.

With the victory, East Central moves its record to 8-7 on the year. The Hornets travel to Long Beach (Long Beach, MS) to confront the Bearcats in a non-league bout on Tuesday, January 23. The Bearcats enter the bout with a record of 11-3.

In their next game, the Golden Tornadoes confront the Vancleave Bulldogs (Vancleave, MS) in a 5A Region 4 bout, on Saturday, January 20. Laurel will attempt to move on its 5-14 season record. The Bulldogs enter the bout with a 5-7 record after their 3-2 league loss to Stone (Wiggins, MS).