After a string of three wins, Catawba Ridge's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell 34-21 to the Clover Blue Eagles. The Copperheads lost against the Blue Eagles in their previous head to head back in October of 2019, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 63-14 score last time.
Catawba Ridge's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Darius Sutton, who picked up 161 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and CJ Couch, who threw for 293 yards and three touchdowns.
Even if they lost, Catawba Ridge's defensive line still kept up the pressure with three sacks. Eric Johnson was especially locked on to Clover's QB and sacked him twice. Johnson also made 13 total tackles, which is notable because Catawba Ridge is undefeated when he posts at least three total tackles, but 1-3 otherwise.
Catawba Ridge's defeat dropped their record down to 7-3. As for Clover, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season.
Catawba Ridge does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Clover, they will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Blythewood at 7:30 p.m. on November 15th. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Clover has three straight wins, Blythewood has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
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