Seventy-First is 0-10 against Purnell Swett since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Seventy-First Falcons will head out on the road to take on the Purnell Swett Rams at 6:00 p.m.
Seventy-First is is headed into Monday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their seventh straight game on Tuesday. They lost 13-3 to Lumberton.
Seventy-First saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cory Bush, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Purnell Swett came tearing into Friday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Pirates by a score of 5-2. Five seems to be a good number for Purnell Swett as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Seventy-First's defeat dropped their record down to 3-17. As for Purnell Swett, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season.
Seventy-First might still be hurting after the 14-0 loss they got from Purnell Swett when the teams last played last Friday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Purnell Swett's Jaythan Locklear, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Now that Seventy-First knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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