The Covenant Eagles will head out on the road to take on the Eastern Mennonite Flames at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
The Covenant can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Tuesday. They blew past Virginia Episcopal School 6-2. With The Covenant ahead 5-0 at the half, the game was all but over already.
They hit Virginia Episcopal School with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Kylie Hargrove (2),
Adair Blurton (2), and
Makayla Hargrove (2).
Meanwhile, Eastern Mennonite entered their tilt with New Covenant with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They had just enough and edged the Gryphons out 2-1.
The Covenant pushed their record up to 7-1 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Eastern Mennonite, their victory bumped their record up to 8-1.
The Covenant was able to grind out a solid win over Eastern Mennonite in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for The Covenant since the team 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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