After flying high against White Oak on Tuesday, Swansboro came back down to earth. The Swansboro Pirates took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Croatan Cougars on Wednesday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Pirates of the 3-2 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture two weeks ago.
Swansboro started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-16, 25-9, 25-23.
Swansboro's defeat dropped their record down to 15-7. As for Croatan, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season.
Swansboro does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Croatan, they will take on West Carteret at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. West Carteret is coming into the game with five straight wins at home, so Croatan will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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