Preview: Swansboro vs. Coastal Christian
The Swansboro Pirates will be playing in front of their home fans against the Coastal Christian Centurions at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
After low-scoring totals in their previous three contests, Swansboro brought some dynamite into their most recent match. They came out on top against Northside - Jacksonville by a score of 4-2 on Friday. Considering Swansboro's offense had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
They were led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Kenadie Bennett and
Mysl Carpenter, who scored all four of Swansboro's goals. The pair have combined for a total of eight so far this season.
Meanwhile, Coastal Christian had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7 goals), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They never let the Cougars onto the board and left with a 1-0 win. Give Coastal Christian's defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
The victory got Swansboro back to even at 2-2-2. As for Coastal Christian, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 3-2-1.
Everything went Swansboro's way against Coastal Christian when the teams last played back in March of 2023 as Swansboro made off with a 3-0 victory. Will Swansboro repeat their success, or does Coastal Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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