Basketball Recap: Purnell Swett Skates Past Douglas Byrd with Ease

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Previous Games

12/02/25 - Home	57-13 W
11/24/25 - Away	65-18 W
02/11/25 - Away	57-39 W
01/17/25 - Home	36-44 L
02/13/24 - Home	52-25 W
+ 5 more games

While Purnell Swett didn't have the best season last year (they finished 5-20), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They claimed a resounding 57-13 win over the Douglas Byrd Eagles. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 41-3.

Kamryn Locklear had a dynamite game, going 5-for-7 en route to 14 points along with five assists and four steals. Thanks to that strong game, she now owns an excellent 47.4% shooting accuracy. True Ellerbee was another key player, putting up ten points and three steals.

They weren't the only ones working in the assist department: Purnell Swett was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Douglas Byrd only posted one.

The victory was the fourth in a row for Purnell Swett, bringing their record up to 4-1. Those wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 23.3 points on average over those games. As for Douglas Byrd, they are on a 15-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-4.

Purnell Swett didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 50-13 victory against Red Springs on the 10th. As for Douglas Byrd, they have also already played their next matchup, a 71-8 defeat against Lumberton on the 4th.