Soccer Preview: New Kent vs. Lafayette
The New Kent Trojans will head out on the road to take on the Lafayette Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. New Kent will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Virginia Rankings (they are ranked 238th, while Lafayette is ranked 77th).
Lafayette will have to contend with a New Kent squad hungry for a win, something the team hasn't seen since March 12. Neither New Kent nor Poquoson could gain the upper hand on Thursday so the two teams had to settle for a 1-1 draw. The result (or lack thereof) marked New Kent's first draw of the season.
Meanwhile, Lafayette came tearing into Thursday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.7 goals) and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Panthers with a sharp 4-1 victory. The result was nothing new for Lafayette, who have now won four matches by three goals or more so far this season.
With that draw, New Kent's record moves to 1-12-1. As for Lafayette, they now have a winning record of 6-5-2.
New Kent suffered a grim 7-0 defeat to Lafayette when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can New Kent avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
