The Fort Mill High School girls soccer team knew what it was getting into as the bus rolled into Clover Friday night.
The two teams met with the top spot in the region on the line, a position the Lady Jackets have held for much of the past five years and something that Clover was poised to challenge for this season.
It took a goal by Fort Mill team captain Taylor Parker, more than midway through the second half, to finally put away the Eagles 1-0 in an emotional meeting. Fort Mill Head Coach Vic Johnson credited the Clover team for a hard-fought match and said he was impressed with the way that they played.
"Our first half was very average, mainly because of Clover's intensity," Johnson said. "I thought they outplayed us, they really outworked us...it was their home field, they wanted it more."