Basketball Game Preview: Eastern Mennonite Flames vs. North Cross Raiders

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Previous Games

01/24/25 - Home	40-102 L
01/16/25 - Away	67-84 L
02/13/24 - Home	69-38 W
01/09/24 - Away	68-50 W
02/14/23 - Away	71-60 W
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Eastern Mennonite and North Cross are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2021, but not for long. The two teams will face off at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday without much rest, having both just played. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses apiece.

On Tuesday, Eastern Mennonite was beaten by New Covenant 86-28.

The home team had won the previous three meetings between North Cross and Roanoke Catholic, and Roanoke Catholic kept the tradition alive. The Raiders fell 60-56 to the Celtics on Tuesday.

Eastern Mennonite's defeat dropped their record down to 6-9. As for North Cross, their loss dropped their record down to 11-9.

Eastern Mennonite took a serious blow against North Cross when the teams last played back in January of 2025, falling 102-40. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Flames were down 48-22.