Soccer Preview: McIntosh vs. Starr's Mill
McIntosh is 7-1 against Starr's Mill since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The McIntosh Chiefs will head out on the road to take on the Starr's Mill Panthers at 6:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as McIntosh comes in on three and Starr's Mill on ten.
McIntosh scored the most goals they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They never let Drew onto the board and left with a 10-0 win. Given McIntosh's advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 17th, while Drew is ranked 330th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Starr's Mill stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 13-0 margin over North Clayton. Give Starr's Mill's defense some credit: that's the team's eighth straight shutout.
Their offense was hitting North Clayton from everywhere, as seven different players booted in a goal.
Mia Hargrove led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for four goals all by herself.
McIntosh has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3-1 record this season. As for Starr's Mill, their victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-0-1.
McIntosh beat Starr's Mill 2-0 when the teams last played back in March of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for McIntosh since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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