West Carteret is 9-1 against Swansboro since March of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The West Carteret Patriots will head out on the road to challenge the Swansboro Pirates at 6:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Last Tuesday, West Carteret narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past White Oak 2-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for West Carteret.
Kaelyn Margoupis spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on two hits and racked up 14 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, West Carteret saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zoe Sabourin, who scored two runs while going 1-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Addison Pavy, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with a double.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Swansboro's offense. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 10-0 walloping at the hands of Dixon on Tuesday. Swansboro has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
West Carteret's win ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-9. As for Swansboro, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
Swansboro's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Friday. West Carteret has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.2 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Swansboro, though, as they've been averaging only 3.8. Will West Carteret keep running through batters, or will Swansboro buck the trend?
West Carteret skirted past Swansboro 3-2 when the teams last played back in May of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Swansboro's Peyton Eckert, who struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits (and not a single walk). Now that she won't be playing on Friday, will it be that much easier for West Carteret to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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