The Corinth Warriors will head out to challenge the Starkville Yellowjackets at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Corinth fell victim to New Albany and their airtight defense on Thursday. They lost 3-0 to the Bulldogs. While losing is never fun, Corinth can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi soccer rankings (they are ranked 49th, while New Albany are ranked eighth).
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last match, Starkville made sure to put some goals up on the board against Murrah on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Mustangs a 4-0 shutout. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for Starkville's offense, which had struggled in the games prior.
Starkville's win was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 5-6-1. As for Corinth, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-6 record this season.
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