The Nation Ford Falcons will challenge the Fort Mill Yellow Jackets at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Nation Ford comes in on 15 and Fort Mill on three.
Nation Ford is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Carolina's top teams: Clover, who was ranked 14th at the time (Nation Ford was ranked third). The Falcons' defense stepped up to hand the Blue Eagles a 2-0 shutout on Tuesday. Nation Ford's winning goal came courtesy of Bethany Meyers.
Meanwhile, Fort Mill's game on Tuesday was all tied up 0-0 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Indian Land 1-0. Give Fort Mill's defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Nation Ford pushed their record up to 18-2-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 27 goals over those five contests. As for Fort Mill, their win bumped their record up to 8-6.
Everything went Nation Ford's way against Fort Mill when the teams last played back in April, as Nation Ford made off with a 3-0 victory. Will the Falcons repeat their success, or do the Yellow Jackets have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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