Swansboro was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 12th straight loss. They took a 21-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Northside - Jacksonville Monarchs. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 340th, while the Monarchs are ranked 153rd).
Although Swansboro took the loss, they still got scores from Jordan Coleman and Brody Nelson.
Swansboro's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as John Bryan, Coleman, and Jamar Meadows picked up one apiece.
Swansboro's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Northside - Jacksonville, their win ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-0.
Swansboro is headed away from home for the first time to take on North Brunswick at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully North Brunswick focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Friday. As for Northside - Jacksonville, they will welcome New Hanover at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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