Lafayette has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Central Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Central took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Lafayette, who comes in off a win.
Lafayette is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Missouri's top teams: Timberland, who was ranked eighth in their home state at the time (Lafayette was ranked 16th). Lafayette's defense stepped up to hand Timberland a 2-0 shutout last Friday.
Meanwhile, Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They fell just short of Webb City by a score of 1-0. The match was a 0-0 toss-up at halftime, but Central couldn't quite close it out.
Lafayette is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. As for Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-13-3.
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