Smithfield is 8-1-1 against Grafton since May of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Smithfield Packers will head out on the road to face off against the Grafton Clippers at 7:00 p.m. Smithfield is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road.
Smithfield can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent contest on Friday. They blew past York 4-0. Given Smithfield's advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 42nd, while York is ranked 133rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Smithfield hit York with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Reese Avant,
Myla Baggett,
Brianna Curro, and
Lydia Jones.
Meanwhile, Grafton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They lost 8-0 to Jamestown.
Smithfield is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2-2 record this season. As for Grafton, their loss dropped their record down to 2-13.
Everything went Smithfield's way against Grafton when the teams last played back in May of 2023 as Smithfield made off with a 4-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Smithfield since the team 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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