Purnell Swett and Lumberton are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2021, but likely not for long. The Purnell Swett Rams are on the road again on Thursday to play the Lumberton Pirates at 6:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Purnell Swett will head into Tuesday's game after some sweet revenge against Gray's Creek: Purnell Swett couldn't quite topple Gray's Creek on Tuesday, but it was still a huge improvement compared to the 17-run defeat they took when the two last played. Purnell Swett blew past Gray's Creek 8-2.
Kamryn Locklear was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off nine hits. Locklear was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Kiersten Strickland was incredible, going 3-for-4 with four RBI, a triple, and a run. Lanna Haggans was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Lumberton had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They never let the Eagles onto the board and left with a 7-0 victory. Lumberton's pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last four matches.
Purnell Swett's win bumped their record up to 10-12. As for Lumberton, they pushed their record up to 21-3 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
Purnell Swett suffered a grim 13-0 defeat to Lumberton in their previous meeting on Friday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lumberton's Halona Sampson, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over five innings pitched. Now that Purnell Swett knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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