Purvis is 1-9 against Sumrall since December of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Purvis Tornadoes will challenge the Sumrall Bobcats at 5:30 p.m.
Purvis is likely headed into the matchup with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Pearl River Central two weeks ago. Purvis fell just short of Pearl River Central by a score of 2-1. Having soared to a lofty 12 goals in the game before, the Tornadoes couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Sumrall). Their defense stepped up to hand Laurel an 8-0 shutout last Thursday. Caroline Siders had the honor of scoring the game-winner for the Bobcats.
Sumrall is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 4-3 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 22 goals over those four games. As for Purvis, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Purvis suffered a grim 8-0 defeat to Sumrall when the teams last played back in January. Can Purvis avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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