The Stone Tomcats will host the Hancock Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Hancock is facing Stone at the wrong time: Stone suffered their first home loss of the season on Tuesday and they're likely out for redemption. They fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 1-0. The match was a 0-0 toss-up at halftime, but the Tomcats couldn't quite close it out.
Meanwhile, Hancock's game on Tuesday was all tied up 0-0 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They had just enough and edged Pearl River Central out 1-0. Tristern Bly had the honor of scoring the game-winner for the Hawks.
Stone moved to 3-1 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for Hancock, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
Stone was able to grind out a solid victory over Hancock when the teams last played back in January, winning 5-3. Does Stone have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hancock turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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