Volleyball Preview: Clover Blue Eagles vs. Nation Ford Falcons
Clover has gone 3-0 against Nation Ford recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Clover Blue Eagles will face off against the Nation Ford Falcons at 6:30 p.m. Nation Ford took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Clover, who comes in off a win.
Clover is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Carolina's top teams: Indian Land, who was ranked sixth in their home state at the time (Clover was ranked eighth). Clover sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Indian Land on Thursday.
Clover was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (111-108), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 26-24, 23-25, 25-23, 16-14.
Meanwhile, Nation Ford came up short against Catawba Ridge on Thursday and fell 3-1.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 18-25, 25-20, 25-20.
The losing side was boosted by Dakota Bey, who had 12 digs. He is on a roll when it comes to digs, as he's now had 12 or more in the last five games he's played.
Clover's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 12-5. As for Nation Ford, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-11 record this season.
Everything went Clover's way against Nation Ford in their previous matchup back in September, as Clover made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Clover since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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