The Clover Blue Eagles will challenge the Northwestern Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Clover's favor as the team sits on three straight wins at home while Northwestern has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road.
Clover had to skate by with only a one-goal margin when they last took the pitch, which might have inspired the three-goal drubbing they dealt Fort Mill on Tuesday. The Blue Eagles' defense stepped up to hand the Yellow Jackets a 3-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Clover, who have now won six games by three goals or more so far this season.
They hit Fort Mill with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Jonah Stovcsik, William Sykes, and Steven Gudeman.
Meanwhile, Northwestern's game on Wednesday was all tied up 0-0 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They lost 6-0 to Nation Ford. While losing is never fun, Northwestern can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 146th, while Nation Ford are ranked 13th).
Northwestern's defeat dropped their record down to 1-12. As for Clover, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season.
Clover took their victory against Northwestern in their previous meeting back in March by a conclusive 7-1 score. Will the Blue Eagles repeat their success, or do the Trojans have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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