Soccer Game Preview: Eastern Mennonite vs. North Cross

The Eastern Mennonite Flames are taking a road trip to square off against the North Cross Raiders at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. North Cross is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.3 goals per game this season.

Eastern Mennonite's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They were the clear victors by a 7-0 margin over Miller School of Albemarle. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Eastern Mennonite.

Meanwhile, it's playoff time, and North Cross had no trouble coming through when it counted. They walked away with a 2-0 win over New Covenant on Wednesday. North Cross' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last four matchups.

Eastern Mennonite has now won 12 of their last 14 games at home. That's helped them to a 12-4-2 record this season. Those home victories came by way of their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 63 goals over those 14 games. As for North Cross, their win brought them up to 18-0.