Hancock is 0-8-1 against Long Beach since December of 2015 but things could change on Saturday. The Hancock Hawks will square off against the Long Beach Bearcats. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Hancock is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Picayune a 3-0 shutout. That's two games straight that the Hawks have won by exactly three goals.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Long Beach faced off against Hattiesburg on Tuesday. Everything went Long Beach's way against Hattiesburg as Long Beach made off with a 9-0 win. Given the Bearcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi soccer rankings (they are ranked 13th, while the Tigers are ranked 115th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Long Beach is also on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-2-1 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up three goals over those 14 matchups. As for Hancock, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-8.
Hancock suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Long Beach when the teams last played back in January. Can Hancock avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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