The Clover Blue Eagles can now show off three landslide victories after their most recent match on Saturday. Their defense stepped up to hand Covenant Day a 3-0 shutout. Given Clover's advantage in MaxPreps' soccer rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 11th in South Carolina, while Covenant Day is ranked 97th in North Carolina), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Clover hit Covenant Day with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Ansley Drummond,
Marilia Nieves, and
Ava Grieves.
The victory (which was Clover's fourth in a row) raised their record to 4-1. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 13 goals over those four games. As for Covenant Day, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 0-2.
Clover will head out on the road to challenge Indian Land at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Clover is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 3 goals per game this season. As for Covenant Day, they will head out on the road to square off against Carmel Christian at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Covenant Day will be up against Carmel Christian's rather soft defense (which has allowed 4.67 goals per game), so fans could be in store for a big offensive showing.
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