The Stone Tomcats will venture away from home to challenge the Laurel Golden Tornadoes at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Stone will be strutting in after a victory while Laurel will be coming in after a defeat.
Stone took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. Everything went their way against Wayne County as Stone made off with a 3-0 win. That three goal margin sets a new team best for the Tomcats this season.
Meanwhile, Laurel was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were one goals away from ending the streak, but they lost a 3-2 heartbreaker at the hands of North Forrest. The matchup was a 2-2 toss-up at halftime, but the Golden Tornadoes couldn't quite close it out.
Stone has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season. As for Laurel, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-9-2.
Stone came out on top in a nail-biter against Laurel in their previous meeting back in January, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Stone 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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