Purnell Swett came tearing into Thursday's matchup with three straight wins and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Douglas Byrd Eagles as they made off with a 3-0 victory. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Rams also won the last time the pair played back in October of 2023.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Purnell Swett was: they took every set by at least 15 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-8, 25-6, 25-10.
Kiley Locklear went supernova for Purnell Swett, getting 13 aces. The dominant performance gave Locklear a new career-high in aces.
Purnell Swett was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 28 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in six consecutive matches.
Purnell Swett pushed their record up to 7-4 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Douglas Byrd, they are on a 27-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-9.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Purnell Swett will challenge Lumberton at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Douglas Byrd, they will play host again on Tuesday to welcome Seventy-First, where is scheduled at 6:00 p.m. Douglas Byrd is facing Seventy-First at the right time seeing as Seventy-First is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
