The Clover Blue Eagles will challenge the Catawba Ridge Copperheads at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Clover is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Carolina's top teams: Nation Ford, who was ranked 21st at the time (Clover was ranked seventh). The Blue Eagles put the hurt on the Falcons with a sharp 3-0 win on Tuesday. The victory continues a trend for the Blue Eagles in their matchups with the Falcons: they've now won six in a row.
Clover never let Nation Ford on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The final score came out to 25-16, 25-21, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Catawba Ridge got the win against Rock Hill on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0.
Catawba Ridge not only won, but also showed off some consistency: they kept Rock Hill between 15 and 18 points across their sets. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-16, 25-18.
Clover's win bumped their record up to 17-5. As for Catawba Ridge, their victory bumped their record up to 22-4-2.
Clover couldn't quite get it done against Catawba Ridge when the teams last played back in September as they fell 3-1. Will the Blue Eagles have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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