Purnell Swett is 0-10 against Lumberton since March of 2021 but things could change on Monday. The Purnell Swett Rams will play host again on Monday to welcome the Lumberton Pirates, where kickoff is scheduled at 6:00 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Purnell Swett is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. Their defense stepped up to hand Douglas Byrd a 4-0 shutout on Wednesday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Meanwhile, Lumberton waltzed into their match on Thursday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They put the hurt on the Knights with a sharp 6-0 win. Give the Pirates' defense some credit: that's the team's fifth straight shutout.
Purnell Swett's victory bumped their record up to 4-5-3. As for Lumberton, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4-1 record this season.
Purnell Swett suffered a grim 4-0 defeat to Lumberton when the teams last played back in August. Can Purnell Swett avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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