Purnell Swett was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their tenth straight loss. They took a 51-34 bruising from the Seventy-First Falcons. While losing is never fun, the Rams can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 450th, while the Falcons are ranked 87th).
Seventy-First was led to victory by Jewel Gully and Alani-Skye Wilkerson. Gully dropped a double-double on 17 points and 12 rebounds, while Wilkerson dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten boards. Wilkerson's evening made it three games in a row in which she has scored at least 15 points. Another player making a difference was Desire Mack, who posted five points.
Purnell Swett's defeat dropped their record down to 3-18. As for Seventy-First, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Douglas Byrd the next time they take the court. Seventy-First will host Douglas Byrd at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, while Purnell Swett will head out to face them at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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