East Carteret unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They took a blow against the Croatan Cougars on Friday, falling 60-0. The Mariners haven't had much luck with the Cougars recently, as the team has come up short the last seven times they've met.
Kannon McBride was nothing short of spectacular for Croatan: he threw for 145 yards and five touchdowns while completing 90.9% of his passes. Those 145 passing yards gave McBride a new career-high. Andrew Boucher helped McBride out on the ground, rushing for 45 yards and one TD, while also catching one score.
East Carteret has already played their next match, a 48-20 loss against West Carteret on the 29th. As for Croatan, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 49-7 win against Topsail on the 29th.
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