Wildcats
| 04/28/26 vs West Carteret | 5 |
| 04/24/26 vs Goldsboro | 9 |
| 04/23/26 @ Croatan | 1 |
| 04/20/26 @ D.H. Conley | 4 |
| 04/16/26 vs Northside - Jacksonville | 9 |
| + 14 more games |
The Richlands Wildcats are taking a road trip to square off against the Swansboro Pirates at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Richlands is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.3 goals per game this season.
Richlands' defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past West Carteret 5-0. Kamrey Watkins was a massive factor in the win as she booted in three goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, Swansboro earned a 2-0 victory over Havelock on Tuesday. Given Swansboro's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 112th, while Havelock are ranked 328th) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Swansboro's lineup was just a bit different on Tuesday as Robbie Brownd got a bit more time on the pitch (40 vs. her season average of 18.8). Brownd made the most of the opportunity, scoring a goal A few more games like that and she might be seeing even more time going forward.
Richlands' win was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-4. The home victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 55 goals over those ten matches. As for Swansboro, their record now sits at 8-6-3.
Richlands skirted past Swansboro 2-1 in their previous matchup back in March. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Wildcats 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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