North Carolina High School Baseball - Purnell Swett wallops Seventy-First
March 21, 2023: Fayetteville, NC 28304 Spectators at Tuesday's league battle between the Purnell Swett Rams (Pembroke, NC) and the host Seventy-First Falcons (Fayetteville, NC), saw Purnell Swett's baseball squad knock off Seventy-First by a count of 14-0.
Coming up next, the Rams play the Douglas Byrd Eagles (Fayetteville, NC) in a United Eight 3A/4A battle, on Thursday, March 23. Purnell Swett will attempt to move on its 4-6 season record. The Eagles enter the battle with a 1-9 record after their 17-14 non-league loss to E.E. Smith (Fayetteville, NC).
The Falcons now possess a 2-5 record. They take the field next when they travel to Lumberton for a United Eight 3A/4A battle on Friday, March 24. Seventy-First will play a Pirates squad coming off a 10-9 non-league loss to Richmond (Rockingham, NC). The Pirates record now stands at 5-3.