Soccer Preview: Lumberton vs. Purnell Swett
Lumberton has been away from home for three games now, but on Wednesday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Purnell Swett Rams at 6:00 p.m. After both made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Wednesday.
Lumberton's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. Everything went their way against Seventy-First as Lumberton made off with a 7-0 win. Considering the Pirates have won 11 matchups by more than three goals this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Purnell Swett). They blew past Douglas Byrd 8-2 on Monday. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Rams with their most commanding win of the season.
Their offense was hitting Douglas Byrd from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal.
Branlon Brooks led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Lumberton pushed their record up to 16-4-1 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road. As for Purnell Swett, their win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-12-3.
Lumberton took their victory against Purnell Swett in their previous meeting back in September by a conclusive 5-0. Will Lumberton repeat their success, or does Purnell Swett have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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