Football Preview: Croatan Cougars vs. West Carteret Patriots
Croatan is 2-7 against West Carteret since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Croatan Cougars will head out to take on the West Carteret Patriots at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Croatan is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Dixon: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Croatan blew Dixon out of the water with a 51-22 final score. The Cougars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by 29 points or more this season.
Croatan can attribute much of their success to Andrew Boucher, who gained 189 total yards and three touchdowns, and Coleman Davis, who threw for 225 yards and two touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes. Boucher was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 55 yards.
Croatan was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 225 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, West Carteret and Swansboro met for a duel on Friday where West Carteret prevailed. West Carteret put the hurt on Swansboro with a sharp 47-21 victory. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Patriots had established a 20 point advantage.
The win made it two in a row for Croatan and bumps their season record up to 6-3. As for West Carteret, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Croatan came up short against West Carteret when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 30-19. Can Croatan avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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