Soccer Preview: Croatan vs. Swansboro
The Croatan Cougars will be playing in front of their home fans against the Swansboro Pirates at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Croatan took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand White Oak a 2-0 shutout. Given Croatan's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 167th, while White Oak is ranked 345th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Croatan was led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Geniveive Leonard and
Aurora Montesano, who scored both of Croatan's goals. The pair have combined for a total of three so far this season.
Meanwhile, Swansboro can finally bid farewell to their three-game losing streak thanks to their game on Tuesday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over Richlands.
Croatan's victory bumped their record up to 4-5-1. As for Swansboro, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-6-3.
Croatan came up short against Swansboro in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Croatan avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
