The Eastern Mennonite Flames will square off against the Wakefield School Fighting Owls on Saturday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Eastern Mennonite is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They blew past Carlisle 8-0. Eastern Mennonite might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten matches by three goals or more this season.
Meanwhile, while the 2-2 score might suggest a draw, it was Wakefield School who was credited with the victory on Tuesday. The Fighting Owls got it done in the shootout by posting three goals to Fredericksburg Academy's zero. Wakefield School haven't had any issues with Fredericksburg Academy recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive win against them.
Eastern Mennonite pushed their record up to 14-2-1 with the victory, which was their 11th straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 66 goals over those 11 games. As for Wakefield School, their victory bumped their record up to 7-2-2.
Eastern Mennonite was able to grind out a solid win over Wakefield School in their previous meeting back in May of 2018, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Flames since the team 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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