Lafayette has won three straight games at home, while Caledonia has won three straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Thursday. The Commodores will welcome the Cavaliers at 6:45 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Caledonia better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if Lafayette's game on Tuesday is any indication, that's when Lafayette really gets things going. The Commodores' defense stepped up to hand New Hope a 3-0 shutout. Lafayette might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by three goals or more this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Caledonia). They were the clear victors by a 7-0 margin over West Point on Tuesday. The final result isn't all that surprising considering Caledonia's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi soccer rankings (they are ranked 15th, while West Point are ranked 130th).
Caledonia's win bumped their record up to 11-2. As for Lafayette, their victory bumped their record up to 6-4.
Lafayette came out on top in a nail-biter against Caledonia in their previous meeting back in November of 2024, sneaking past 2-1. Do the Commodores have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Cavaliers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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