Soccer Game Preview: Catawba Ridge vs. Rock Hill

The Catawba Ridge Copperheads will take on the Rock Hill Bearcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.

Catawba Ridge is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Carolina's top teams: Nation Ford, who was ranked sixth at the time (Catawba Ridge was ranked 11th). Catawba Ridge took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Nation Ford on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, Rock Hill had to endure a five-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. Their defense stepped up to hand Northwestern a 3-0 shutout on Tuesday.

Rock Hill's victory was their first in the region, bumping their region record up to 1-4 and their overall record up to 2-6-1. As for Catawba Ridge, their defeat was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 9-3.

Everything went Catawba Ridge's way against Rock Hill in their previous matchup back in March of 2021, as Catawba Ridge made off with a 12-0 win. Does Catawba Ridge have another victory up their sleeve, or will Rock Hill turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.