Basketball Preview: Swansboro Pirates vs. Dixon Bulldogs
Swansboro has gone 8-2 against Dixon recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Swansboro Pirates will look to defend their home court against the Dixon Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Swansboro has four straight wins, Dixon has 18 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Tuesday, Swansboro strolled past Croatan with points to spare, taking the game 75-60. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 22nd, while the Cougars are ranked 143rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 02/04/25 @ Croatan | 19 |
| 01/29/25 vs Richlands | 7 |
| 01/28/25 vs Croatan | 14 |
| 01/27/25 @ Richlands | 10 |
| 01/18/25 vs New Hanover | 8 |
Swansboro's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Tayvion Tangiora led the charge by dropping a double-double on 17 points and 19 rebounds. With that strong performance, Tangiora is now averaging an impressive 8.7 boards per game. Another player making a difference was Jermaine Cunningham, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 11 rebounds.
Swansboro was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Croatan only racked up 11 assists.
Meanwhile, Dixon played a tough match on Wednesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were outmatched by Croatan and fell 90-48. The Bulldogs were down 67-39 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Swansboro pushed their record up to 16-1 with the victory, which was their 19th straight on the road dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 76.5 points per game. As for Dixon, their loss dropped their record down to 1-18.
Everything came up roses for Swansboro against Dixon in their previous matchup back in January, as the team secured a 68-30 win. Will Swansboro repeat their success, or does Dixon have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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