Soccer Preview: New Covenant vs. Grace Christian
New Covenant is 4-0 against Grace Christian since May of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The New Covenant Gryphons will square off against the Grace Christian Warriors at 2:00 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
New Covenant is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They blew past Grove Christian School 6-1. The result was nothing new for New Covenant, who have now won six matches by five goals or more so far this season.
They hit Grove Christian School with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Ellie Jacobs (2),
Brielle Walker (2),
Saria Hostetler, and
Charlotte Seay.
Meanwhile, Grace Christian sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Timberlake Christian on Wednesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Grace Christian.
New Covenant is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season. As for Grace Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 9-7.
New Covenant beat Grace Christian by a goal in their previous meeting back in April, winning 2-1. Will New Covenant repeat their success, or does Grace Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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