Starkville kept a clean sheet against Houston on Thursday. They won by a goal and slipped past the Houston Hilltoppers 1-0. Given the Yellowjackets' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi soccer rankings (they are ranked 27th, while the Hilltoppers are ranked 86th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Starkville's victory bumped their record up to 6-4. As for Houston, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-5.
Starkville will square off against Tupelo at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Starkville's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for three straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end. Houston has already played their next contest, a 2-1 win against Shannon on the 6th.
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