The Fort Mill Yellow Jackets are taking a road trip to take on the Nation Ford Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Fort Mill sitting on three straight victories and Nation Ford on 15.
Fort Mill proved they can win big back in April (they won by 11) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. Their defense stepped up to hand Indian Land a 1-0 shutout. Fort Mill's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three games.
Their one-goal win came courtesy of Mallory Kendall, who's now up to six this season.
Meanwhile, Nation Ford faced Clover in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Falcons walked away with a 2-0 win over the Blue Eagles. Bethany Meyers had to tread lightly for part of the match after she was hit with a yellow card, but that was the only trouble Nation Ford got from the refs.
Nation Ford pushed their record up to 18-2-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those five contests. As for Fort Mill, their victory bumped their record up to 8-6.
Fort Mill suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Nation Ford when the teams last played back in April. Can the Yellow Jackets avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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