In Thursday's non-league outing, the visiting Starkville Yellowjackets soccer squad scored a tight 2-1 victory over the Houston Hilltoppers.

The Yellowjackets (9-1) will now prepare for their outing against Heritage Academy (Columbus, MS). The Patriots go into the non-league outing with a 5-1 record. In their last outing, Heritage Academy was edged by Starkville Academy (Starkville, MS), 1-0, in a league outing.

Next up, the Hilltoppers confront the Shannon Red Raiders (Shannon, MS) in a non-league outing, on Friday, December 6. Houston will attempt to improve on its 1-5 season record. The Red Raiders go into the outing with a 2-3 record after their 5-3 non-league win over Tishomingo County (Iuka, MS).