Riverdale is 0-5 against Starr's Mill since March of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Riverdale Raiders will look to defend their home pitch against the Starr's Mill Panthers at 6:00 p.m. Riverdale will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Georgia Rankings (they are ranked 290th, while Starr's Mill is ranked 28th).
For the first time this season, Riverdale was forced to settle for a draw. Neither they nor Elite Scholars Academy could gain the upper hand on Thursday so the two teams had to settle for a 1-1 draw.
Meanwhile, Starr's Mill had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 1.8 goals), and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. They never let the Tigers onto the board and left with a 6-0 win. With that victory, Starr's Mill brought their scoring average up to 2.8 goals per game.
They hit Fayette County with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Hunter Meeks (2),
Emilio Meza (2),
Gabriel Velez, and
Nadir Terreria.
Riverdale's draw gives them a new season record of 2-3-1. As for Starr's Mill, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-2-1.
Riverdale might still be hurting after the 4-0 loss they got from Starr's Mill in their previous meeting back in March of 2023. Will Riverdale have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other soccer content.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
