Clover is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Catawba Ridge is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Clover Blue Eagles will take on the Catawba Ridge Copperheads at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Clover is strutting in with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 4.2 goals per game this season.
In what's become a running theme this season, Clover gave their fans yet another huge win on Monday. Their defense stepped up to hand Blythewood a 4-0 shutout. Given Clover's advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked third, while Blythewood is ranked 48th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Clover hit Blythewood with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Grady Pierce,
Caleb Hall,
Sam Sykes, and
James Jenkin.
Meanwhile, Catawba Ridge entered their match against Nation Ford on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Catawba Ridge fell victim to a rough 4-1 defeat at the hands of Nation Ford.
Clover's victory bumped their record up to 19-1. As for Catawba Ridge, their loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-3.
Clover beat Catawba Ridge by a goal in their previous matchup back in February of 2023, winning 2-1. Will Clover repeat their success, or does Catawba Ridge have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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