The Purnell Swett Rams will head out on the road to face off against the Cape Fear Colts at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Purnell Swett barely beat Lumberton the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Rams' defense stepped up to hand the Pirates a 4-0 shutout on Monday. The final result isn't all the surprising considering Purnell Swett's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 183rd, while Lumberton are ranked 385th).
Josie McLean and Brooklyn Jones scored all four of Purnell Swett's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 49 goals.
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last match, Cape Fear made sure to put some goals up on the board against Seventy-First on Monday. They put the hurt on the Falcons with a sharp 7-0 win. Cape Fear haven't had any issues with Seventy-First recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive victory against them.
Purnell Swett is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 48 goals over those ten contests. As for Cape Fear, their victory bumped their record up to 15-4-3.
Purnell Swett beat Cape Fear by a goal when the teams last played back in April, winning 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Rams since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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