Soccer Game Preview: Starkville vs. Germantown

Starkville is 0-7 against Germantown since December of 2019 but things could change on Friday. The Starkville Yellowjackets will look to defend their home pitch against the Germantown Mavericks at 5:30 p.m. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.

Starkville is likely headed into the game with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Tupelo on Tuesday. Starkville fell just short of Tupelo by a score of 2-1. While losing is never fun, the Yellowjackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi soccer rankings (they are ranked 27th, while the Golden Wave are ranked fifth).

Meanwhile, Germantown hadn't done well against Clinton recently (they were 1-7-1 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Germantown never let Clinton onto the board and left with a 1-0 victory. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Mavericks were the better team in the second half.

Germantown is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which somehow still isn't as good as their 6-1-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 14 goals over those four matchups. As for Starkville, their loss dropped their record down to 6-5.

Starkville suffered a grim 6-1 defeat to Germantown when the teams last played back in January. Will Starkville have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more soccer content.