Soccer Preview: Swansboro vs. Croatan
The Swansboro Pirates will venture away from home to take on the Croatan Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Swansboro's last five matches have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
On Tuesday, Swansboro needed a bit of extra time to put away White Oak. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Vikings , sneaking past 3-2. The score was all tied up 1-1 at the break, but the Pirates were the better team in the second half.
Jeremiah Rodriguez and
Fletcher Panos scored all three of Swansboro's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 12 goals.
Meanwhile, Croatan kept a clean sheet against West Carteret on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Patriots by a score of 2-0. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 69th, while the Patriots are ranked 309th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Swansboro is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5-2 record this season. As for Croatan, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-7-2.
Swansboro skirted past Croatan 1-0 when the teams last played on October 1st. The rematch might be a little tougher for Swansboro since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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