After some red-hot attacks on offense in their last three games, Spring Valley finally came back down to earth on Friday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 4-0 walloping at the hands of the Clover Blue Eagles. While losing is never fun, Spring Valley can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 62nd, while Clover is ranked 13th).
Clover was without their leading scorer, Marilia Nieves, in Friday's contest. With Nieves sidelined, Gabriella Gudeman got her first action of the season.
Spring Valley now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Clover, they pushed their record up to 7-2 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Spring Valley will take on Fort Mill at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Clover, they will head out on the road to face off against Blythewood at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Clover is strutting in with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 2.7 goals per game this season.
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