Soccer Recap: Lumberton Comes Up Short

While it was all tied up 0-0 at halftime, Lumberton was not quite Purnell Swett's equal in the second half on Friday. They fell just short of the Rams by a score of 2-1. While losing is never fun, Lumberton can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 385th, while Purnell Swett are ranked 183rd).

Lumberton's goal came courtesy of Makenna Bell, who's now up to eight this season.

Pirates

Previous 5 Games

05/02/25 @ Purnell Swett	1-2
04/29/25 @ Seventy-First	3-1
04/28/25 vs Douglas Byrd	2-0
04/10/25 @ South View	3-1
04/09/25 vs Gray's Creek	0-6

The loss snapped Lumberton's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 8-13-1 record. As for Purnell Swett, they pushed their record up to 14-6 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home.

While Lumberton had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.