The New Covenant Christian Flames are taking a road trip to face off against the Lebanon Cedars at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
New Covenant Christian is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Fairfield just ended the team's seven-match winning streak on Friday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Knights.
Meanwhile, Lebanon fell victim to Lancaster Catholic and their airtight defense on Thursday. They lost 7-0 to the Crusaders. While losing is never fun, Lebanon can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 380th, while Lancaster Catholic are ranked 25th).
New Covenant Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 8-3-1. As for Lebanon, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
New Covenant Christian was able to grind out a solid win over Lebanon in their previous meeting back in September of 2024, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Flames 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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