North Carolina High School Basketball - Purnell Swett tipped by Lumberton
February 10, 2023: Pembroke, NC 28372 The Lumberton Pirates basketball team scored 58 points and held the host Purnell Swett Rams to 55 in the Pirates league triumph on Friday.
The Pirates now sport a 20-4 record. They put it on the line next when they host Gray's Creek for a 3A/4A Conference 22 contest on Tuesday, February 14. Lumberton will meet a Bears team coming off a 75-60 league loss to Cape Fear (Fayetteville, NC). The Bears record now stands at 5-17.
The Rams (11-12) will now prepare for their contest against Jack Britt (Fayetteville, NC). The Buccaneers enter the 3A/4A Conference 22 contest with a 7-17 record. In their last contest, Jack Britt was nudged by South View (Hope Mills, NC), 61-43, in a league contest.