Soccer Game Preview: Harrisburg Christian vs. New Covenant Christian

Harrisburg Christian will venture away from home to take on the New Covenant Christian Flames at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Harrisburg Christian has given up an average of 2.6 goals per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

Harrisburg Christian came into their game on Tuesday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They came up short against Lancaster County Christian, falling 5-1. While losing is never fun, Harrisburg Christian can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 410th, while Lancaster County Christian is ranked 55th).

Meanwhile, New Covenant Christian unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-match winning streak on Thursday. They lost 6-3 to Ephrata Mennonite. The matchup was a 2-2 toss-up at halftime, but New Covenant Christian couldn't quite close it out.

Owen Fisher and Gavin Meson scored all three of New Covenant Christian's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 58 goals.

New Covenant Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 12-5-1. As for Harrisburg Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 5-8-1.

Harrisburg Christian suffered a grim 6-0 defeat to New Covenant Christian when the teams last played on Friday. Can Harrisburg Christian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.