Basketball Recap: Purnell Swett Comes Up Short

By Team Reports Feb 11, 2025, 4:51pm

Basketball Recap: Purnell Swett Rams vs. Scotland Fighting Scots

Purnell Swett was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They took a hard 52-33 fall against the Scotland Fighting Scots. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Rams of the 55-30 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in January of 2024.

Zaylee Hunt

Points (Career)

02/03/25 vs Scotland8
01/29/25 @ Lumberton6
01/03/25 @ Cape Fear4
11/19/24 vs Union Pines4
12/18/24 vs Dillon2

Despite the loss, Purnell Swett saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Zaylee Hunt posted eight points. The dominant performance gave Hunt a new career-high in points.

Purnell Swett's defeat dropped their record down to 3-16. As for Scotland, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season.

Purnell Swett has already played their next contest, a 57-34 loss against South View on the 4th. As for Scotland, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 52-45 victory against Jack Britt on the 5th.

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