The Catawba Ridge Copperheads are taking a road trip to square off against the Clover Blue Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Catawba Ridge is coming into the contest hot, having won their last four games.
Catawba Ridge proved they can win big on Monday (they won by five) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They won by a goal and slipped past Rock Hill 2-1. The final result isn't all the surprising considering Catawba Ridge's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked sixth, while Rock Hill are ranked 74th).
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Clover's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Nation Ford. Clover fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team's lost against Nation Ford since on Tuesday.
Clover's loss dropped their record down to 12-5. As for Catawba Ridge, their win bumped their record up to 14-3.
Catawba Ridge took their victory against Clover in their previous meeting back in April by a conclusive 3-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Copperheads since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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