The Starkville Academy Volunteers will face off against the Lamar Raiders at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Starkville Academy will be strutting in after a win while Lamar will be coming in after a loss.
Starkville Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. Their defense stepped up to hand Bayou Academy a 5-0 shutout on Friday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Volunteers considering their one-goal performance the contest before.
Meanwhile, after a string of eight wins, Lamar's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. While the 2-2 score might suggest a draw, it was Heritage Academy who was credited with the victory. Heritage Academy got it done in the shootout by posting three goals to Lamar's two. One reason for the loss might be the Raiders' aggressive play style: Logan Cross and Emmanuel Donkor were both handed yellow cards.
Austin Wichman and Blake Harris scored both of Lamar's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 18 goals.
Lamar's defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 11-3. As for Starkville Academy, the win got them back to even at 4-4.
Starkville Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over Lamar in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, winning 2-0. Does Starkville Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lamar turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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