Swansboro easily dispatched McMichael last Wednesday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Pirates fell just short of the White Oak Vikings by a score of 4-2 on Friday. Having soared to a lofty 13 runs in the game before, the Pirates couldn't push the score so high this time.
Dean Germosen was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-2 with one triple, one stolen base, and one run. That triple was his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Landen Jenkins, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run.
Swansboro's loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 7-1 and their overall record down to 11-6. As for White Oak, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-10 record this season.
Swansboro has already played their next game, an 8-2 win against Croatan on the 29th. As for White Oak, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, an 11-1 defeat against West Carteret on the 28th.
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