North Carolina High School Basketball - Purnell Swett triumphant over Douglas Byrd
January 17, 2025: Pembroke, NC 28372 The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Purnell Swett Rams (Pembroke, NC) and the visiting Douglas Byrd Eagles (Fayetteville, NC), observed Purnell Swett's basketball team overwhelm Douglas Byrd by a margin of 57-31.
The Rams (3-10) will now prepare for their challenge against Lumberton (Lumberton, NC). The Pirates come into the 3A/4A United 8 challenge with a 12-3 record. In their last challenge, Lumberton trounced Seventy-First (Fayetteville, NC), 57-52, in a league challenge.
In their next game, the Eagles battle the Seventy-First Falcons (Fayetteville, NC) in a 3A/4A United 8 challenge, on Tuesday, January 21. Douglas Byrd will attempt to better on its 4-9 season record. The Falcons come into the challenge with a 8-3 record after their 49-42 non-league loss to West Charlotte (Charlotte, NC).