Soccer Preview: Eastern Mennonite vs. New Covenant
Eastern Mennonite is 7-0-1 against New Covenant since May of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Eastern Mennonite Flames will head out on the road to face off against the New Covenant Gryphons at 5:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
New Covenant is hoping to do on Tuesday what Randolph-Macon Academy couldn't last Friday: put an end to Eastern Mennonite's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Eastern Mennonite never let Randolph-Macon Academy onto the board and left with an 8-0 win. Given Eastern Mennonite's advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 32nd, while Randolph-Macon Academy is ranked 228th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, New Covenant made easy work of Miller School of Albemarle on Friday and carried off a 6-0 victory. It was an even better day for Ellie Jacobs as she scored five goals for her team.
Eastern Mennonite's win bumped their record up to 7-1. As for New Covenant, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-2.
Eastern Mennonite took their win against New Covenant when the teams last played back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 5-1. In that match, Eastern Mennonite amassed a halftime lead of 5-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.
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