The Eastern Mennonite Flames's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Carlisle Chiefs at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Eastern Mennonite is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Virginia's top teams: Blue Ridge, who was ranked fifth in their home state at the time (Eastern Mennonite was ranked 19th). Eastern Mennonite and Blue Ridge finished up their game with a 2-2 draw on Thursday. The result kept the Flames happy, as they haven't lost a game since September 21st.
Owen Steller and
Edwin Saravia scored both of Eastern Mennonite's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 14 goals.
Meanwhile, Carlisle was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They came up short against The Covenant, falling 8-0. The shutout was out of character for the Chiefs seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in September.
Eastern Mennonite's draw gives them a new season record of 9-4-2. As for Carlisle, their loss dropped their record down to 3-7.
Eastern Mennonite took their victory against Carlisle in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 6-0. Will Eastern Mennonite repeat their success, or does Carlisle have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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