The Hand Tigers will challenge the Xavier Falcons at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams each escaped with close wins against their previous opponents.
Hand took a loss when they played away from home last Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand Fairfield Prep a 1-0 shutout. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Tigers were the better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, Xavier waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They won by a goal and slipped past the Grizzlies 2-1. That's two games straight that the Falcons have won by just one goal.
Hand pushed their record up to 13-2-2 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Xavier, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-2-2 record this season.
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