Swansea proved they can win big last Friday (they won by nine) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. Their defense stepped up to hand the Newberry Bulldogs a 1-0 shutout. Swansea's winning goal came courtesy of Ana Castro.
Swansea used a slightly different lineup for their bout with Newberry. And. Chapel-Anne Farris played for 50 minutes having averaged 22.5 this season. Castro made the most of the opportunity, scoring a goal A few more games like that and she might be seeing even more time going forward.
Swansea is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 24 goals over those five contests. As for Newberry, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-6-1.
Looking ahead, Swansea will be playing at home against Irmo at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Newberry, they have already played their next game, an 11-0 victory against Keenan on the 8th.
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