The Dixon Bulldogs will take on the Swansboro Pirates at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams each escaped with close wins against their previous opponents.
Dixon will bounce into Monday's match after beating Croatan, who they had gone 0-8-1 against in their nine prior meetings. Dixon had just enough and edged Croatan out 3-2 on Thursday. The score was all tied up 1-1 at the break, but the Bulldogs were the better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, Swansboro hasn't lost a match since October 3rd, a trend which continued in their latest game on Thursday. They won by a goal and slipped past West Carteret 2-1. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 101st, while the Patriots are ranked 323rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Chase Grogg and
Fletcher Panos scored both of Swansboro's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 13 goals.
Dixon pushed their record up to 13-9 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Swansboro, their victory bumped their record up to 11-5-4.
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