The Picayune Maroon Tide and the Pearl River Central Blue Devils will compete for holiday cheer at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Picayune proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by three) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They never let Pascagoula get on the board and left with a 1-0 win.
Meanwhile, while the 1-1 score might suggest a draw, it was Long Beach who was credited with the victory on Friday. The Bearcats got it done in the shootout by posting five goals to Pearl River Central's three.
Pearl River Central's defeat dropped their record down to 1-7-1. As for Picayune, their win bumped their record up to 3-10-1.
Picayune beat Pearl River Central 3-1 when the teams last played back in January. Will the Maroon Tide repeat their success, or do the Blue Devils have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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