On Thursday, Clover faced Nation Ford in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Clover Blue Eagles never let the Nation Ford Falcons onto the board and left with a 1-0 win. The victory was just what Clover needed coming off of a 4-1 defeat in their prior game.
Their one-goal win came courtesy of
Ava Grieves, who's now up to three this season.
Clover has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season. As for Nation Ford, their loss dropped their record down to 7-6.
Clover will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Spring Valley at 7:00 p.m. on April 9th. Spring Valley will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps South Carolina Rankings (they are ranked 75th, while Clover is ranked seventh). As for Nation Ford, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Blythewood at 7:00 p.m. on April 9th. Blythewood will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Nation Ford surely won't give up without a fight.
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