Soccer Preview: Trinity Christian vs. Fredericksburg Christian
Trinity Christian is 8-1-1 against Fredericksburg Christian since October of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Trinity Christian Gryphons will be staying on the road to face off against the Fredericksburg Christian Eagles at 4:30 p.m. Trinity Christian will be strutting in after a victory while Fredericksburg Christian will be coming in after a loss.
Trinity Christian is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Virginia's top teams: Eastern Mennonite, who was ranked 21st in their home state at the time (Trinity Christian was ranked 18th). Trinity Christian never let Eastern Mennonite onto the board and left with a 2-0 win on Saturday. That's two games straight that the Gryphons have won by exactly two goals.
Meanwhile, Fredericksburg Christian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They fell just short of Grove Christian School by a score of 4-3. That's two games in a row now that the Eagles have lost by just one goal.
Elliot Seale, who's played more minutes than anyone else on the Fredericksburg Christian squad sat out for Friday's match. With Seale sidelined, Keone Jacobs-Abbey got his first action of the season.
Trinity Christian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-1-1 record this season. As for Fredericksburg Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 1-8.
Everything went Trinity Christian's way against Fredericksburg Christian in their previous meeting two weeks ago as Trinity Christian made off with an 8-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Trinity Christian since the squad 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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