Soccer Preview: Clayton vs. Swansboro
The Clayton Comets will take on the Swansboro Pirates at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Clayton's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Smithfield-Selma with a sharp 4-0 win. The game marked the Comets' most dominant victory of the season so far.
They hit Smithfield-Selma with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Ethan Hancock-Arroyo (2),
Christopher Serrano, and
Gabe Lara.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Swansboro, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Wednesday. Everything went their way against Northside - Jacksonville on Tuesday as Swansboro made off with a 3-0 win. Even though the Pirates got in a bit of trouble with the refs ( Cameron Callahan was handed a red card), the team managed to overcome the adversity.
Clayton's victory bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Swansboro, the win also got them back to even at 4-4-1.
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