Soccer Game Preview: Clover Garden School vs. Ascend Leadership

Clover Garden School is a perfect 3-0 against Ascend Leadership since March of 2024 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Grizzlies will take on the Aviators at 4:00 p.m. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.

Clover Garden School managed to keep up with Southern Wake Academy until halftime on Tuesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Grizzlies came up short against the Lions, falling 4-1.

Meanwhile, Ascend Leadership was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They lost 8-0 to Southern Wake Academy.

Clover Garden School's defeat dropped their record down to 6-8. As for Ascend Leadership, their loss dropped their record down to 1-8.

Clover Garden School came out on top in a nail-biter against Ascend Leadership in their previous meeting back in March, sneaking past 5-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Grizzlies since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.