Soccer Recap: Lafayette takes down Fauquier in a playoff battle

By Team Reports Jun 6, 2024, 9:03am

Soccer Recap: Lafayette vs. Fauquier

It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Lafayette had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Fauquier Falcons a 3-0 shutout. Give Lafayette's defense some credit: that's the team's 17th straight shutout.

Shea Mansisidor and Kira Moore scored all three of Lafayette's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 21 goals.

Lafayette pushed their record up to 17-0 with that victory, which was their 11th straight at home. As for Fauquier, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-6-3.

Lafayette will play host again on Friday to welcome Western Albemarle, where kickoff is scheduled at 1:00 p.m. Both teams will come into the matchup having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes. Fauquier does not have any more games scheduled as of now.

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