Eastern Mennonite and Blue Ridge are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2015, but likely not for long. The Eastern Mennonite Flames have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Blue Ridge Barons at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Eastern Mennonite is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Virginia's top teams: Trinity Christian, who was ranked tenth in their home state at the time (Eastern Mennonite was ranked 18th). Eastern Mennonite fell 2-0 to 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.
Meanwhile, Blue Ridge's game on Tuesday was all tied up 1-1 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Seton 2-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Barons.
Eastern Mennonite's loss dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Blue Ridge, they pushed their record up to 4-2 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Eastern Mennonite suffered a grim 4-0 defeat to Blue Ridge when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Will Eastern Mennonite have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other soccer content.
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