Football Preview: North Brunswick Scorpions vs. Swansboro Pirates
North Brunswick has gone 3-0 against Swansboro recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The North Brunswick Scorpions will be playing in front of their home fans against the Swansboro Pirates at 7:00 p.m. North Brunswick will be strutting in after a win while Swansboro will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Friday, North Brunswick didn't have too much trouble with West Carteret at home as they won 41-23. Given the Scorpions' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 90th, while the Patriots are ranked 231st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Nicholas Green and he. Green rushed for 95 yards and a touchdown on only five carries while he rushed for 95 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. He got the majority of those yards when he took off on a run and that went for an incredible57 yards. Ty Whiters got in on the action as well, returning a kick for a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Swansboro was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 12th straight loss. They fell 21-14 to Northside - Jacksonville.
Swansboro's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged four passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Jordan Coleman, John Bryan, and Jamar Meadows picked up one apiece.
The victory made it two in a row for North Brunswick and bumps their season record up to 2-0. As for Swansboro, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Everything came up roses for North Brunswick against Swansboro in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as the squad secured a 43-0 win. Does North Brunswick have another victory up their sleeve, or will Swansboro turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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