The Nation Ford Falcons will square off against the Catawba Ridge Copperheads at 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Nation Ford knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past six games -- so hopefully Catawba Ridge likes a good challenge.
Last Thursday, Nation Ford came up short against Rock Hill and fell 65-57. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (55), the Falcons still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, Catawba Ridge unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Thursday. They took a 52-36 bruising from Indian Land. While losing is never fun, the Copperheads can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 86th, while the Warriors are ranked seventh).
Nation Ford dropped their record down to 7-8 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.0 points per game. As for Catawba Ridge, they now have a losing record at 8-9.
Nation Ford was taken down by Catawba Ridge 84-51 in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Nation Ford was down 41-19.
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