The Swansboro Pirates will head out on the road to challenge the Croatan Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in North Carolina (Swansboro is ranked 173rd, while Croatan is ranked 167th).
Having struggled with three losses in a row, Swansboro finally turned things around against Richlands on Tuesday. Swansboro never let Richlands onto the board and left with a 2-0 win.
Croatan's found some homefield redemption this week after a tough overtime loss to Dixon on Tuesday. Croatan came out on top against White Oak by a score of 2-0.
Croatan was led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Geniveive Leonard and
Aurora Montesano, who scored both of Croatan's goals. The pair have combined for a total of three so far this season.
Swansboro's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-6-3. As for Croatan, their win bumped their record up to 4-5-1.
Swansboro beat Croatan 2-0 in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Will Swansboro repeat their success, or does Croatan have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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