It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Orange had no problem doing just that on Saturday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Swansboro Pirates a 1-0 shutout. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Panthers were the better team in the second half.
Orange pushed their record up to 16-5 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 27 goals over those six matchups. As for Swansboro, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 11-9-4.
Orange is taking a road trip to take on Southern Nash at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Swansboro does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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