The Lafayette Rams will head out on the road to challenge the Poquoson Islanders at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Lafayette's last seven contests have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Lafayette is coming in off a tense game against Grafton in which neither team made it on the board. Lafayette and Grafton finished up their matchup with a 0-0 draw on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Poquoson was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They lost 7-1 to Warhill. While losing is never fun, Poquoson can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 174th, while Warhill is ranked 44th).
Poquoson's goal came courtesy of
Ethan Little, which was the first he's scored this season.
Lafayette's draw gives them a new season record of 2-5-2. As for Poquoson, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-7.
Everything went Lafayette's way against Poquoson in their previous meeting back in March of 2023 as Lafayette made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lafayette since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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