Richlands hasn't had much luck against Swansboro recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Richlands Wildcats are taking a road trip to square off against the Swansboro Pirates at 6:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Richlands took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They never let West Carteret onto the board and left with a 4-0 victory. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 97th, while the Patriots are ranked 288th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Richlands hit West Carteret with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Lucas Roberts,
Bane Blizzard,
Isaiah Betton, and
Joshua Miller.
Meanwhile, everything went Swansboro's way against Coastal Christian on Wednesday as Swansboro made off with a 4-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Pirates.
Richlands pushed their record up to 9-3 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Swansboro, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 6-4-2 record this season.
Richlands might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Swansboro in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Richlands avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
