Carrollton and Starr's Mill are an even 3-3-2 against one another since February of 2017, but likely not for long. The Carrollton Trojans will head out on the road to challenge the Starr's Mill Panthers at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Carrollton beat Columbus 3-1. Three seems to be a good number for Carrollton as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of goals in their previous game.
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last matchup, Starr's Mill made sure to put some goals up on the board against Landmark Christian on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand the War Eagles a 5-0 shutout. With that win, Starr's Mill brought their scoring average up to 3 goals per game.
They hit Landmark Christian with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Hunter Meeks (2),
Luke Turpin (2), and
Carter Ferron.
The win made it two in a row for Carrollton and bumps their season record up to 2-0. As for Starr's Mill, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Carrollton came out on top in a nail-biter against Starr's Mill when the teams last played back in February of 2023, sneaking past 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Carrollton since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
