The Eastern Mennonite Flames will stay at home for another game and welcome the Trinity Christian Gryphons at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Eastern Mennonite is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.3 goals per game this season.
Eastern Mennonite is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Virginia's top teams: Trinity at Meadow View, who was ranked 13th in their home state at the time (Eastern Mennonite was ranked 21st). Eastern Mennonite came out on top against Trinity at Meadow View by a score of 3-1 on Friday. The Flames' winning goal came courtesy of Joey Fink.
Eastern Mennonite was without their leading scorer, Owen Steller, in Friday's match. With Steller sitting this one out, Colton Nussbaum got some extra time on the pitch (74 vs. his season average of 48.5).
Meanwhile, Trinity Christian waltzed into their game on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They never let the Cadets onto the board and left with a 2-0 victory.
Eastern Mennonite has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Trinity Christian, their win bumped their record up to 5-1-1.
Eastern Mennonite might still be hurting after the 5-0 defeat they got from Trinity Christian when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Will Eastern Mennonite have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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