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| 02/03/25 - Home | 2-1 W |
| 01/30/25 - Away | 3-0 W |
| 01/18/24 - Away | 2-0 W |
| 12/07/23 - Home | 1-0 W |
| 01/26/23 - Home | 0-2 L |
| + 5 more games |
Starkville Academy is 8-2 against Lamar since February of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Volunteers will challenge the Raiders at 5:30 p.m.
Starkville Academy is likely headed into the matchup with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Heritage Academy back in December of 2025. The Volunteers fell just short of the Patriots by a score of 2-1. Starkville Academy haven't had much luck with Heritage Academy recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Meanwhile, Lamar kept a clean sheet against Madison-Ridgeland Academy on Thursday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over the Patriots. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Lamar.
Blake Harris and Luke Morrow scored both of Lamar's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 18 goals.
Lamar's victory bumped their record up to 7-2. As for Starkville Academy, they now have a losing record of 1-2.
Starkville Academy beat Lamar by a goal when the teams last played back in February of 2025, winning 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Volunteers 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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