Smithfield is 0-10 against Lafayette since October of 2014 but things could change on Friday. The Smithfield Packers are taking a road trip to square off against the Lafayette Rams at 7:00 p.m. Both teams are still undefeated after three-games, but that won't be the case come Friday.
Smithfield's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They walked away with a 7-0 victory over Jamestown. Given the Packers' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia football rankings (they are ranked 75th, while the Eagles are ranked 266th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Lafayette was fully in charge two weeks ago, breezing past New Kent 45-0 at home. Fans of the Rams have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Smithfield's record is now 3-0. As for Lafayette, they pushed their record up to 3-0 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
Smithfield was taken down by Lafayette 42-7 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Smithfield avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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