Soccer Game Preview: Stone Mountain vs. M.L. King

Stone Mountain has gone a perfect 3-0 against M.L. King recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. Stone Mountain will look to defend their home pitch against M.L. King at 7:30 p.m. The timing is sure in Stone Mountain's favor as the team sits on three straight wins at home while M.L. King has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road.

Last Friday, Stone Mountain beat North Clayton 3-1.

Meanwhile, M.L. King fell victim to Midtown and their airtight defense on Friday. They lost 10-0 to the Knights. While losing is never fun, M.L. King can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 334th, while Midtown are ranked 130th).

Stone Mountain is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 29 goals over those eight matchups. M.L. King's loss dropped their record down to 3-5.

Stone Mountain took their victory against M.L. King when the teams last played back in March of 2024 by a conclusive 10-0. Does Stone Mountain have another victory up their sleeve, or will M.L. King turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.