The Nation Ford Falcons will take on the Fort Mill Yellow Jackets at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Nation Ford is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Carolina's top teams: Clover, who was ranked 19th at the time (Nation Ford was ranked ninth). Nation Ford never let Clover get on the board and left with a 1-0 victory on Friday. Nation Ford wouldn't have won without Gavin Hart, who scored the game-winner.
Nation Ford was without their leading scorer, Alec Lindenberg, in Friday's matchup. With Lindenberg sitting this one out, Alex Schifano got some extra time on the pitch (80 vs. his season average of 42.9).
Meanwhile, Fort Mill fought the good fight in their overtime game against Indian Land on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Warriors by a score of 2-1.
Nation Ford pushed their record up to 11-3 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those three contests. As for Fort Mill, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-7.
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