Heritage Academy is 1-9 against Starkville Academy since February of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Heritage Academy Patriots will host the Starkville Academy Volunteers at 5:30 p.m.
Heritage Academy is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to seven goals on Thursday, they were much more limited against Lamar on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Raiders by a score of 1-0. While getting shut out isn't ideal, the Patriots haven't been shut out since back in December of 2024.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Starkville Academy, who bounced back after a loss on the road back in December of 2024. Their defense stepped up to hand Bayou Academy a 3-0 shutout back in December of 2024. The match marked the Volunteers' most dominant win of the season.
Starkville Academy's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 3-3. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those three games. As for Heritage Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 8-4.
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