Soccer Preview: Eastern Mennonite vs. North Cross
Eastern Mennonite has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will venture away from home to face off against the North Cross Raiders at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Eastern Mennonite is headed into the game having not lost since September 21 and will look to keep things rolling. Their defense stepped up to hand Virginia Episcopal School a 4-0 shutout on Monday. The Flames' winning goal came courtesy of Tyler Mast.
Meanwhile, North Cross made easy work of Fishburne Military on Thursday and carried off an 8-0 win. Given the Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked seventh, while the Caissons are ranked 76th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Eastern Mennonite has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4-2 record this season. As for North Cross, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 15-2.
Eastern Mennonite might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from North Cross in their previous matchup back in September. Can Eastern Mennonite avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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