County Championship Game

The Field Hockey County Championship game is set for Oct. 21. The game pits Glenelg and Mt. Hebron against each other for the second time in the last two weeks. That last meeting ended in a 3-0 win for Glenelg. The Gladiators finished their season at the top of the county standings. Their 10-2 record continued a dominant stretch since 2023, posting a 22-2 record in that span. In their last six games of the season, Glenelg scored 50 goals and allowed none. They led the county in shutouts with eight, including five at home. The Gladiators have not lost at home since Oct. 12, 2022. They have a three season winning streak against Mt. Hebron, also since 2022. 13 Glenelg seniors will have one last playoff run to make it four consecutive seasons with a county championship win. Mt. Hebron aims to pull off the biggest upset in the county this year. The Vikings lost two county games all season, dropping both games against Glenelg and Long Reach, the 10-2 teams ahead of them in the standings. Each of those matchups came on the road. Facing Glenelg on the road will challenge the Vikings to change a season-long trend. Mt. Hebron won all of their home matchups but struggled on the road to a 3-5 record this year. The Vikings played like a .500 team on the road with a +2 goal differential. At home, they resembled their 2024 team’s output at an elite +23 goal differential. Mt. Hebron had the biggest performance swing by venue in the county. Some of those road struggles could represent bad luck this season. Three of the five losses came in one goal losses. However, all five saw the Vikings score one goal or fewer, putting pressure on the team’s defense to be flawless. The defense did excel at home, allowing two goals in five games. That level of dominance could not be sustained when the team traveled. Opposing teams scored 13 goals on the road and seven from Glenelg and Long Reach. The championship starts at 7:00 p.m. and will be the lone field hockey game of the day.