Soccer Preview: Trinity Christian vs. The Covenant
Trinity Christian is on a five-game streak of home wins, while The Covenant is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Trinity Christian Gryphons will take on The Covenant Eagles at 4:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Trinity Christian's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Immanuel Christian with a sharp 16-0 win. Given Trinity Christian's advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked third, while Immanuel Christian is ranked 168th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, The Covenant got the win against Chatham Hall on Tuesday by a conclusive 11-0. The Covenant's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last five games.
Their offense was hitting Chatham Hall from everywhere, as nine different players booted in a goal.
Elle Higginbotham led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Trinity Christian's victory bumped their record up to 9-0. As for The Covenant, their win bumped their record up to 5-0.
Trinity Christian took their victory against The Covenant in their previous meeting back in March of 2022 by a conclusive 8-0. Will Trinity Christian repeat their success, or does The Covenant have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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