New Covenant has been away from home for three games now, but on Thursday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Carlisle Chiefs at 5:00 p.m. New Covenant is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.4 goals per game this season.
New Covenant is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Virginia's top teams: Fork Union Military Academy, who was ranked 16th in their home state at the time (New Covenant was ranked sixth). New Covenant's defense stepped up to hand Fork Union Military Academy a 6-0 shutout on Tuesday. Considering the Gryphons have won six contests by more than three goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
They hit Fork Union Military Academy with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Caden Smith (3),
Cameron Edwards (2), and
Evan Bosak.
Meanwhile, Carlisle's game last Monday was all tied up 1-1 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over Miller School of Albemarle.
New Covenant's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-0. As for Carlisle, the victory also got them back to even at 2-2.
New Covenant took their win against Carlisle when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 7-0. Does New Covenant have another victory up their sleeve, or will Carlisle turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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