West Carteret is a perfect 10-0 against Swansboro since November of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Patriots will face off against the Pirates at 7:00 p.m. West Carteret knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past three matchups -- so hopefully Swansboro likes a good challenge.
West Carteret is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took down Dixon 67-51 on Friday. The Patriots haven't had any issues with the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.
Tanner Payne
| 09/19/25 vs Dixon | 406 |
| 10/11/24 @ White Oak | 403 |
| 10/04/24 vs Dixon | 396 |
| 09/26/24 vs North Pitt | 282 |
| 10/25/24 @ Swansboro | 259 |
West Carteret relied on the efforts of Tanner Payne, who threw for 406 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 16.9 yards per attempt, and Joshua Bauman, who gained 306 total yards and five touchdowns. Those 406 passing yards gave Payne a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of D'Jabrien Murray, who picked up 166 receiving yards and one TD.
West Carteret was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 234 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 160 rushing yards every time they've taken the field this season.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Swansboro's offense. They were dealt a 52-0 loss at the hands of Croatan on Friday. The Pirates haven't had much luck with the Cougars recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
West Carteret's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Swansboro, they now have a losing record of 2-3.
Everything went West Carteret's way against Swansboro in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, as West Carteret made off with a 47-21 victory. In that game, the Patriots amassed a halftime lead of 27-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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