The Catawba Ridge Copperheads will head out to take on the Rock Hill Bearcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Catawba Ridge is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last seven games.
Catawba Ridge is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Carolina's top teams: Nation Ford, who was ranked fifth at the time (Catawba Ridge was ranked 19th). While the 1-1 score might suggest a draw, it was Catawba Ridge who was credited with the victory on Tuesday. Catawba Ridge got it done in the shootout by posting four goals to Nation Ford's two. Declan Hogan had the honor of scoring the game-winner for Catawba Ridge.
Rock Hill will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one goal on Friday, then bounced right back against Northwestern on Tuesday. Rock Hill was the clear victor by a 4-0 margin over Northwestern. The win was a breath of fresh air for Rock Hill as it put an end to their four-game losing streak.
Catawba Ridge pushed their record up to 8-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Rock Hill, their win was their first in the region, bumping their region record up to 1-4 and their overall record up to 4-9.
Everything went Catawba Ridge's way against Rock Hill when the teams last played back in February of 2024, as Catawba Ridge made off with a 3-0 victory. Will Catawba Ridge repeat their success, or does Rock Hill has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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