Lumberton is 0-10 against Purnell Swett since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Lumberton Pirates will look to defend their home pitch against the Purnell Swett Rams at 6:00 p.m. Lumberton 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 331st, while Purnell Swett is ranked 106th).
Lumberton is headed into Friday's following a draw, the team's first since March 21. They and South View finished up on equal footing with a 2-2 draw on Thursday. While a more conclusive result would've been nice, Lumberton got plenty of practice considering the match was the highest-scoring draw the team's played all season.
Sophie Badillo and
Brittney Hernandez scored both of Lumberton's goals, bringing their combined season tally to seven goals.
Meanwhile, Purnell Swett can now show off 11 landslide victories after their most recent contest on Tuesday. They never let Douglas Byrd onto the board and left with a 9-0 victory. The win was familiar territory for Purnell Swett who now have seven in a row.
With that draw, Lumberton's record moves to 7-7-4. As for Purnell Swett, they pushed their record up to 18-1 with that victory, which was their 11th straight at home.
Lumberton suffered a grim 6-1 defeat to Purnell Swett in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Will Lumberton have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more soccer content.
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