Soccer Game Preview: Lawrence Academy vs. Buckingham Browne & Nichols

The Lawrence Academy Spartans will venture away from home to square off against the Buckingham Browne & Nichols Knights at 5:15 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Buckingham Browne & Nichols better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if Lawrence Academy's game on Wednesday is any indication, that's when Lawrence Academy really gets things going. The Spartans' defense stepped up to hand Groton School a 3-0 shutout.

Meanwhile, Buckingham Browne & Nichols had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.5 goals) and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They walked away with a 4-2 victory over Middlesex. Four seems to be a good number for Buckingham Browne & Nichols as the team scooped up a win with the same number of goals in their previous game.

Buckingham Browne & Nichols' victory bumped their record up to 13-5-1. As for Lawrence Academy, their win bumped their record up to 9-7-2.

Lawrence Academy suffered a grim 8-1 defeat to Buckingham Browne & Nichols in their previous matchup back in November of 2024. Can the Spartans avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.