The Nation Ford Falcons will challenge the Catawba Ridge Copperheads at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Nation Ford is coming into the contest on a five-game losing streak.
Nation Ford is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Rock Hill on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Nation Ford lost 52-29 to Rock Hill. The Falcons were down 42-21 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Meanwhile, Catawba Ridge beat Indian Land 14-7 on Friday. The 14-point effort marked the Copperheads' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Nation Ford's loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Catawba Ridge, they pushed their record up to 5-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Nation Ford didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Catawba Ridge when the teams last played back in September of 2023, but they still walked away with a 17-13 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Nation Ford since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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