The Swansboro Pirates will square off against the Dixon Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with 15 consecutive losses dating back to last season for Swansboro and three for Dixon.
Swansboro's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Richlands on Friday. They were beaten by the Wildcats 42-0. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 336th, while the Wildcats are ranked 150th).
Swansboro wouldn't let Richlands keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Adam Anderson, Kvontarious Smith, and Carmello Beasley picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, Dixon scored the most points they've had all season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They fell just short of West Carteret by a score of 51-49. The matchup was a 27-27 toss-up at halftime, but the Bulldogs couldn't quite close it out.
Despite the defeat, Dixon got top-tier performance from Jj Gulat, who rushed for 266 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.1 yards per carry.
Swansboro's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Dixon, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.
Swansboro came up short against Dixon in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 26-21. Thankfully for Swansboro, Jziah Hinton (who rushed for 131 yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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