The Hancock Hawks will take on the Vancleave Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Hancock is likely headed into the game with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Lafayette last Friday. Hancock fell 3-1 to Lafayette. That's two games in a row now that the Hawks have lost by exactly two goals.
Their goal came courtesy of Sam Powell, who's now up to four this season.
Meanwhile, Vancleave fell victim to East Central and their airtight defense two weeks ago. They came up short against the Hornets, falling 3-0. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi soccer rankings (they are ranked 126th, while the Hornets are ranked 41st).
Vancleave dropped their record down to 1-9 with the defeat, which was their third straight at home. As for Hancock, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-7-1 record this season.
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