North Carolina High School Basketball - Purnell Swett ripped by Lumberton
January 23, 2024: Pembroke, NC 28372 The Lumberton Pirates basketball team scored 69 points and held the host Purnell Swett Rams to 19 in the Pirates league triumph on Tuesday.
The Pirates now sport a 8-7 record. They put it on the line next when they host Cape Fear for a 3A/4A United 8 contest on Friday, January 26. Lumberton will battle a Colts team coming off a 77-42 league win over Douglas Byrd (Fayetteville, NC). The Colts record now stands at 6-8.
The Rams (3-10) will now prepare for their contest against Pine Forest (Fayetteville, NC). The Trojans enter the non-league contest with a 9-7 record. In their last contest, Pine Forest triumphed over Overhills (Spring Lake, NC), 51-45, in a league contest.