The Eastern Mennonite Flames will take on the North Cross Raiders in a tournament on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
North Cross will be up against a hot Eastern Mennonite squad: the team just extended their winning streak to six. The Flames' defense stepped up to hand Carlisle an 8-0 shutout on Monday. The final result isn't all the surprising considering Eastern Mennonite's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 32nd, while Carlisle are ranked 151st).
Meanwhile, North Cross made easy work of Roanoke Valley Christian on Thursday and carried off an 8-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for North Cross.
Their offense was hitting Roanoke Valley Christian from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal. Isla Whittle led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Eastern Mennonite's win was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-1-1. Those home victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 58 goals over those ten games. As for North Cross, their win bumped their record up to 13-3-1.
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