The Grafton Clippers will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Lafayette Rams at 6:00 p.m. The pair are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Grafton is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. Their defense stepped up to hand Norcom a 7-0 shutout on Monday. The high-scoring effort was just what Grafton needed considering they were shutout in their previous game.
Meanwhile, Lafayette put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past York 8-0. Lafayette's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last eight matches.
Their offense was hitting York from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal.
Shea Mansisidor led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Grafton's win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 2-7. As for Lafayette, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-0.
Grafton suffered a grim 8-0 defeat to Lafayette in their previous matchup back in March. Can Grafton avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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