The Laurel Golden Tornadoes will head out to challenge the Perry Central Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Laurel is headed into Monday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight matches on Thursday. They lost 7-0 to South Jones. While losing is never fun, Laurel can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi soccer rankings (they are ranked 109th, while South Jones are ranked 29th).
Meanwhile, Perry Central fell victim to Forrest County Agricultural and their airtight defense on Thursday. They came up short against the Aggies, falling 7-0. The loss continues a trend for Perry Central in their meetings with Forrest County Agricultural: they've now lost five in a row.
Laurel's defeat dropped their record down to 3-12-1. As for Perry Central, their loss dropped their record down to 0-14.
Laurel got the 'W' in their previous matchup back in November of 2024 against Perry Central by a conclusive 7-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Golden Tornadoes since the team 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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