Soccer Game Preview: Riverside vs. Nation Ford

The Riverside Warriors will head out to square off against the Nation Ford Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Riverside sitting on seven straight wins and Nation Ford on 17.

Riverside is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Carolina's top teams: Greenville, who was ranked 15th at the time (Riverside was ranked 21st). The Warriors had just enough and edged out the Red Raiders 2-1. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but Riverside were the better team in the second half.

Lily Ziemer was the driving force of Riverside's attack as she scored both of Riverside's goals, bringing her season total up to 15 goals.

Meanwhile, it was a Battle of the Birds when Nation Ford challenged Greenwood on Friday. The Falcons' defense stepped up to hand the Eagles a 6-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Nation Ford, who have now won 14 games by three goals or more so far this season.

Nation Ford pushed their record up to 20-2-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 36 goals over those seven contests. As for Riverside, their victory bumped their record up to 13-4-1.