Swansboro hasn't had much luck against West Carteret recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Pirates will welcome the Patriots at 7:00 p.m. Swansboro has given up an average of 31 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Swansboro's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Croatan on Friday. They were beaten by the Cougars 52-0. Having soared to a lofty 34 points in the game before, the Pirates' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask West Carteret). They took down Dixon 67-51 on Friday. The Patriots haven't had any issues with the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.
West Carteret had a senior duo take command as Tanner Payne threw for 406 yards and five TDs while picking up 16.9 yards per attempt and Joshua Bauman gained 306 total yards and five touchdowns. Those five passing touchdowns set a new season-high mark for Payne. Another player making a difference was D'Jabrien Murray, who picked up 166 receiving yards and one touchdown.
West Carteret was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 234 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 160 rushing yards every time they've taken the field this season.
West Carteret's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Swansboro, they now have a losing record of 2-3.
Swansboro suffered a grim 47-21 defeat to West Carteret when the teams last played back in October of 2024. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Pirates were down 27-7.
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