The Purnell Swett Rams are on the road again on Friday and play against the Rolesville Rams at 7:00 p.m. on November 3rd. Purnell Swett will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings (they are ranked 225th, while Rolesville is ranked eighth).
Last Friday, Purnell Swett didn't have quite enough to beat Lumberton and fell 15-12.
Although Purnell Swett took the loss, they still got scores from Raymond Cummings and Jedidiah Wilkins.
Meanwhile, Rolesville had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 44 points), and they went ahead and made it eight on Friday. They put the hurt on Heritage with a sharp 38-14 win. The result was nothing new for Rolesville, who have now won eight contests by 20 points or more so far this season.
It was another big night for Devon Thomas, who rushed for 242 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.0 yards per carry, and also picked up 96 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Thomas' longest reception was for an incredible 71 yards.
Purnell Swett has not been sharp recently, as they've lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-5 record this season. As for Rolesville, their victory was their seventh straight at home (dating back to last season), bumping their overall record up to 9-1.
