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 take on the Eastern Mennonite Flames at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Blue Ridge will be strutting in after a victory while Eastern Mennonite will be coming in after a loss.
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 sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over Seton on Tuesday. 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 took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Trinity Christian on Saturday. The defeat continues a trend for the Flames in their matchups with the Gryphons: they've now lost three in a row.
Blue Ridge is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. As for Eastern Mennonite, their loss dropped their record down to 5-4.
Blue Ridge took their victory against Eastern Mennonite in their previous meeting 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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