Ocean Springs is on a six-game streak of home wins, while Brandon is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Ocean Springs Greyhounds will take on the Brandon Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
With a playoff game on the line, Ocean Springs rose to the challenge on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Panthers a 1-0 shutout. Give Ocean Springs' defense some credit: that's the team's tenth straight shutout.
Meanwhile, Brandon faced Gulfport in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Brandon came out on top against Gulfport by a score of 2-0 on Tuesday. Brandon's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last four matches.
They were led to victory by the tag-team duo of
McKenzie Conner and
Lauren Entremont, who scored both of Brandon's goals. The pair have combined for a total of 20 so far this season.
Ocean Springs' victory bumped their record up to 12-1-4. As for Brandon, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5-1 record this season.
