Purnell Swett is 0-10 against Lumberton since February of 2021 but things could change on Wednesday. Both will face off at 7:30 p.m. without much rest having both just played.
Purnell Swett is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They fell to Cape Fear 70-65. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game two weeks ago (57), the Rams still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, Lumberton entered their tilt with Jack Britt on Tuesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They strolled past the Buccaneers with points to spare, taking the game 51-34. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 111th, while the Buccaneers are ranked 411th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Purnell Swett better focus on containing Christopher Hammonds and Jaiden Shephard as the pair were huge in Lumberton's win. Hammonds made all 10 shots he took to post 20 points and five boards, while Shephard dropped a double-double on 12 points and 13 rebounds. Shephard has been hot for a while, having posted eight or more boards the last 39 times he's played. Another player making a difference was Amare Jones, who posted seven points along with six assists and three steals.
Lumberton has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.7 points per game. As for Purnell Swett, their loss dropped their record down to 3-11.
Purnell Swett suffered a grim 55-31 defeat to Lumberton in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Shephard, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 21 rebounds. Now that Purnell Swett knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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