Indian Land hasn't had much luck against Catawba Ridge recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Indian Land Warriors will host the Catawba Ridge Copperheads at 7:00 p.m. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Indian Land is likely headed into the match with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Nation Ford on Tuesday. Indian Land fell just short of Nation Ford by a score of 1-0. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 64th, while the Falcons are ranked eighth).
Meanwhile, Catawba Ridge came tearing into Wednesday's contest with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3 goals), and they left with even more momentum. Their defense stepped up to hand the Cavaliers a 1-0 shutout. Joshua Zawlocki had the honor of scoring the game-winner for the Copperheads.
Catawba Ridge's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-2. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those three games. As for Indian Land, they now have a losing record of 4-5.
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