The Catawba Ridge Copperheads will head out on the road to challenge the Nation Ford Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Catawba Ridge will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any goals two weeks ago, then bounced right back against Indian Land on Tuesday. The Copperheads blew past the Warriors 6-1. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 4-0.
Meanwhile, Nation Ford came tearing into Tuesday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.7 goals), and they left with even more momentum. Their defense stepped up to hand the Bearcats a 3-0 shutout. Given Nation Ford's advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 14th, while Rock Hill are ranked 75th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Gavin Hart and Noah Ashe scored all three of Nation Ford's goals, bringing their combined season tally to ten goals.
Nation Ford's victory bumped their record up to 15-4. As for Catawba Ridge, their win bumped their record up to 11-3.
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