The West Carteret Patriots are taking a road trip to take on the Swansboro Pirates at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. West Carteret is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.6 goals per game this season.
West Carteret took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand White Oak a 2-0 shutout. West Carteret haven't had any issues with White Oak recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive win against them.
Sasha Baker and Addison McAnulty scored both of West Carteret's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 17 goals.
Meanwhile, Swansboro entered their match against Dixon on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Swansboro lost 3-0 to Dixon.
Swansboro's loss dropped their record down to 4-2-4. As for West Carteret, they now have a winning record of 5-4-1.
West Carteret beat Swansboro by a goal in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, winning 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for West Carteret 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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