Soccer Preview: New Covenant vs. Eastern Mennonite
New Covenant is 0-7-1 against Eastern Mennonite since May of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The New Covenant Gryphons will be playing in front of their home fans against the Eastern Mennonite Flames at 5:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
New Covenant's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 6-0 margin over Miller School of Albemarle. Ellie Jacobs was a massive factor in the win, as she booted in five goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, Eastern Mennonite had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5 goals), and they went ahead and made it four last Friday. They put the hurt on the Yellow Jackets with a sharp 8-0 victory. 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.
The win made it two in a row for New Covenant and bumps their season record up to 7-2. As for Eastern Mennonite, their victory bumped their record up to 7-1.
New Covenant suffered a grim 5-1 defeat to Eastern Mennonite when the teams last played back in April of 2023. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point New Covenant was down 5-0.
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