It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Lafayette had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand the New Kent Trojans a 9-0 shutout. Lafayette's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last 15 matches.
Their offense was hitting New Kent from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Lexi King led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for three goals all by herself.
Lafayette's win was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-0. As for New Kent, their loss dropped their record down to 7-9-1.
Lafayette will look to defend their home pitch on Thursday against Tabb at 4:00 p.m. Lafayette is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 7.4 goals per game this season. New Kent does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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