Blue Ridge and Eastern Mennonite are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2015, but likely not for long. The Blue Ridge Barons will face off against the Eastern Mennonite Flames at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Eastern Mennonite took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Blue Ridge, who comes in off a win.
Blue Ridge is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Virginia's top teams: Seton, who was ranked fifth in their home state at the time (Blue Ridge was ranked 22nd). Blue Ridge won by a goal and slipped past Seton 2-1. The score was all tied up 1-1 at the break, but the Barons were the better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, Saturday just wasn't the day for Eastern Mennonite's offense. They fell 2-0 to Trinity Christian on Saturday. The Flames have struggled against the Gryphons recently, as their game on Saturday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Blue Ridge is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. As for Eastern Mennonite, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-4.
Blue Ridge took their win against Eastern Mennonite when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 4-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Blue Ridge since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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