The Long Beach Bearcats will venture away from home to take on the Hancock Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hancock took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Long Beach, who comes in off a win.
Long Beach's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They rang in the new year with a 2-0 win over Poplarville. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bearcats.
Meanwhile, after soaring to seven goals the game before, Hancock was a bit more limited in their contest on Friday. They fell 3-1 to D'Iberville.
Hancock's goal came courtesy of Tristan Bly, who's now up to seven this season.
Long Beach pushed their record up to 4-8-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those four matches. As for Hancock, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-8-1 record this season.
Long Beach came out on top in a nail-biter against Hancock in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, sneaking past 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Long Beach 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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