Soccer Preview: Eastern Mennonite vs. New Covenant
The Eastern Mennonite Flames will challenge the New Covenant Gryphons at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Eastern Mennonite is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. They blew past Hargrave Military Academy 8-1 on Tuesday. Owen Steller was a massive factor in the win as he booted in three goals all by himself.
Eastern Mennonite used a slightly different lineup for their bout with Hargrave Military Academy. And. Isaac Hochstedler made the most of the opportunity, scoring a goal. A few more games like that and he might be seeing even more time going forward.
Meanwhile, New Covenant put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They were the clear victor by a 7-1 margin over Dayspring Christian Academy. The Gryphons might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by four goals or more this season.
The win made it two in a row for Eastern Mennonite and bumps their season record up to 4-2. As for New Covenant, their victory bumped their record up to 7-0.
Eastern Mennonite skirted past New Covenant 1-0 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Does Eastern Mennonite have another victory up their sleeve, or will New Covenant turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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