The Pontotoc Warriors will face off against the Lafayette Commodores on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Pontotoc sitting on three straight victories and Lafayette on six.
Pontotoc can't be too worried about heading out to take on Lafayette: they just beat Caledonia at home, who had been dominant on their own pitch up to that point. The Warriors' defense stepped up to hand the Cavaliers a 1-0 shutout on Saturday. That's two games straight that Pontotoc have won by just one goal.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Lafayette had no problem doing just that on Friday. While the 0-0 score might suggest a draw, it was the Commodores who were credited with the win. Lafayette got it done in the shootout by posting three goals to Florence's one.
Pontotoc's victory bumped their record up to 14-7. As for Lafayette, their win bumped their record up to 15-6-1.
Pontotoc came out on top in a nail-biter against Lafayette when the teams last played back in January, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Warriors since the squad 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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