Nation Ford is 2-8 against Clover since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Falcons will welcome the Blue Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Nation Ford comes in on 14 and Clover on four.
Nation Ford is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Carolina's top teams: Catawba Ridge, who was ranked 16th at the time (Nation Ford was ranked third). The Falcons came out on top in a nail-biter against the Copperheads last Thursday, sneaking past 2-1. Ava Bogacki had to tread lightly for part of the match after she was hit with a yellow card, but that was the only trouble Nation Ford got from the refs.
Meanwhile, Indian Land kept up with Clover until halftime last Thursday, but afterwards: not so much. The Blue Eagles' defense stepped up to hand the Warriors a 4-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Clover, who have now won eight matches by four goals or more so far this season.
They hit Indian Land with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Kaelin Antrim, Addison Peoples, Ansley Drummond, and Sophie Stewart.
Nation Ford's win was their ninth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-2-1. The road victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up two goals over those nine contests. As for Clover, their win bumped their record up to 12-6.
Nation Ford came out on top in a nail-biter against Clover in their previous matchup back in March, sneaking past 1-0. Will the Falcons repeat their success, or do the Blue Eagles have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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