Soccer Recap: Croatan's Higher State Rank on Full Display on Tuesday

By Team Reports Oct 28, 2024, 9:35am

Soccer Recap: Croatan vs. West Carteret

Croatan won the last time they faced West Carteret, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Croatan Cougars never let the West Carteret Patriots onto the board and left with a 2-0 win. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 80th, while the Patriots are ranked 325th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Jaden Hilliard and Kannon McBride scored both of Croatan's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 34 goals.

Croatan's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-7-2. As for West Carteret, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-8.

Croatan wasted no time getting back out on the pitch and has already played their next match, a 0-0 draw against Swansboro on the 17th. As for West Carteret, they also didn't take long to hit the pitch again: they've already played their next contest, a 1-0 defeat against Richlands on the 17th.

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