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| 05/16/25 - Away | 3-2 W |
| 05/17/24 - Home | 2-1 W |
| 05/25/23 - Home | 4-1 W |
| 05/03/23 - Home | 0-2 L |
| 05/31/22 - Neutral | 2-0 W |
| + 5 more games |
Smithfield has gone 8-2 against Grafton recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Packers will venture away from home to face off against the Clippers at 7:00 p.m. Smithfield's defense has only allowed 0.4 goals per game this season, so Grafton's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Smithfield proved they can win big on Wednesday (they won by five) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Great Bridge 2-1. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but Smithfield were the better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, Grafton didn't have quite enough to beat Lafayette on Tuesday and fell 5-4. While losing is never fun, Grafton can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 125th, while Lafayette are ranked 29th).
Smithfield has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-0-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 17 goals over those five matchups. As for Grafton, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
Smithfield beat Grafton by a goal in their previous matchup back in May of 2025, winning 3-2. Will the Packers repeat their success, or do the Clippers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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