After a string of three wins, Swansboro's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell just short of the Richlands Wildcats by a score of 2-1. Both teams had to tread carefully at times as the refs weren't afraid to hand out yellow cards: Cameron Callahan was handed one for the Pirates, while the Wildcats got theirs courtesy of Davis Benedict.
Swansboro's goal came courtesy of
Jeremiah Rodriguez, who's now up to six this season.
Swansboro's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-5-2. As for Richlands, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-3.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Swansboro and West Carteret are set to duel on Tuesday. As for Richlands, they are taking a road trip to square off against White Oak at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Richlands is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.9 goals per game this season.
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