Soccer Preview: Laurel vs. Suitland
Laurel is 4-0 against Suitland since October of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Laurel Spartans will host the Suitland Rams at 3:30 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
After dropping their season opener at home, Suitland is headed out to face a Laurel team ready to give their home crowd a win. Laurel fell just short of High Point by a score of 4-3 on Monday. The loss continues a trend for the Spartans in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now lost four in a row.
Alex Gordon and
Jason Arteaga scored all three of Laurel's goals, which were season-firsts for both players.
Meanwhile, Suitland didn't have quite enough to beat Gwynn Park last Tuesday and fell 2-1. That's two games in a row now that the Rams have lost by just one goal.
Laurel took their victory against Suitland when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 17-1. Will Laurel repeat their success, or does Suitland have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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