The East Central Hornets will face off against the Gautier Gators at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
East Central will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one goal on Friday, then bounced right back against Laurel on Tuesday. East Central put the hurt on Laurel with a sharp 5-2 victory. The result was nothing new for the Hornets, who have now won five contests by three goals or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Gautier entered their tilt with Stone on Tuesday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. While the 2-2 score might suggest a draw, it was Gautier who was credited with the win. Gautier got it done in the shootout by posting three goals to Stone's two. Two seems to be a good number for the Gators as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of goals in their previous game.
East Central has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 6-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 31 goals over those seven games. As for Gautier, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-1-1.
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