Purnell Swett entered their tilt with Lumberton on Tuesday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over the Lumberton Pirates. This was payback for the Rams, who suffered a 3-0 loss the last time these two teams met.
Purnell Swett was staring down a 2-0 deficit headed into the third set, but they rallied to take the next four for the win. After all that action, the final score was 23-25, 20-25, 25-21, 25-19, 15-12.
Purnell Swett was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 15.6.
Purnell Swett's victory bumped their record up to 8-4. As for Lumberton, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 8-6 record.
Purnell Swett will square off against Gray's Creek at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Gray's Creek will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Purnell Swett surely won't give up without a fight. As for Lumberton, they will venture away from home to challenge Cape Fear at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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