Soccer Preview: Trinity Christian vs. Eastern Mennonite
The Trinity Christian Gryphons will face off against the Eastern Mennonite Flames at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Trinity Christian will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
Trinity Christian is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Virginia's top teams: Benedictine, who was ranked third in their home state at the time (Trinity Christian was ranked 18th). Trinity Christian's defense stepped up to hand Benedictine a 2-0 shutout on Friday.
Meanwhile, Eastern Mennonite beat Trinity at Meadow View 3-1 on Friday. The Flames' winning goal came courtesy of Joey Fink.
Eastern Mennonite was without their leading scorer, Owen Steller, in Friday's matchup. With Steller sitting this one out, Colton Nussbaum got some extra time on the pitch (74 vs. his season average of 48.5).
Trinity Christian is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-1-1 record this season. As for Eastern Mennonite, their win bumped their record up to 5-3.
Trinity Christian took their victory against Eastern Mennonite when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 5-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Trinity Christian since the team 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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