The Swansboro Pirates will head out on the road to face off against the Croatan Cougars at 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Swansboro's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Croatan's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Swansboro easily dispatched McMichael last Wednesday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Pirates fell just short of White Oak by a score of 4-2 on Friday. Having soared to a lofty 13 runs in the game before, the Pirates couldn't push the score so high this time.
Dean Germosen made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with one triple, one stolen base, and one run. That triple was his first of the season. Landen Jenkins was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run.
Meanwhile, Croatan was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 8-5 to Riverside-Martin, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Swansboro's defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 7-1 and their overall record down to 11-6. As for Croatan, their loss dropped their record down to 8-12.
Everything went Swansboro's way against Croatan in their previous matchup on April 4th, as Swansboro made off with an 11-4 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Pirates since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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