Soccer Preview: Lafayette vs. Western Albemarle
The Lafayette Rams will stay at home for another game and welcome the Western Albemarle Warriors at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Lafayette is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Fauquier 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.
Meanwhile, Western Albemarle came tearing into Tuesday's game with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5 goals) and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Cavaliers as they made off with a 5-0 win. Give Western Albemarle's defense some credit: that's the team's fifth straight shutout.
Lafayette pushed their record up to 17-0 with that victory, which was their 11th straight at home. As for Western Albemarle, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-1-1 record this season.
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