The New Covenant Gryphons are on the road again on Tuesday to play the Fork Union Military Academy Blue Devils at 4:30 p.m. New Covenant is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.2 goals per game this season.
New Covenant is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Virginia's top teams: Eastern Mennonite, who was ranked 22nd in their home state at the time (New Covenant was ranked fifth). New Covenant beat Eastern Mennonite by a goal, winning 1-0. Both teams had to tread carefully at times as the refs weren't afraid to hand out yellow cards: Evan Bosak was handed one for the Gryphons , while the Flames got theirs courtesy of Colton Nussbaum.
New Covenant's one-goal win came courtesy of Bosak, who's now up to 14 this season.
Meanwhile, Fork Union Military Academy didn't have done well against Virginia Episcopal School recently (they were 0-5 in their previous five matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Fork Union Military Academy put the hurt on Virginia Episcopal School with a sharp 6-3 win. Fans of the Blue Devils have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 3+ goal.
New Covenant pushed their record up to 8-0 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Fork Union Military Academy, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-0.
Everything went New Covenant's way against Fork Union Military Academy in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 as New Covenant made off with an 8-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for New Covenant 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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