Purnell Swett hasn't had much luck against Cape Fear recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Rams will welcome the Colts at 7:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Purnell Swett sitting on four straight wins and Cape Fear on five.
Purnell Swett proved they can win big on Wednesday (they won by five) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Gray's Creek 2-1. Purnell Swett found success even though the refs didn't miss a thing: Maryah Locklear and Josie McLean were both handed yellow cards.
McLean was the driving force of Purnell Swett's attack as she scored both of Purnell Swett's goals, bringing her season total up to 27 goals.
Meanwhile, Cape Fear sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over Lumberton on Thursday. Given Cape Fear's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 110th, while Lumberton are ranked 374th) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Purnell Swett's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-5. Those road wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 19 goals over those four games. As for Cape Fear, their victory bumped their record up to 9-2-2.
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