Purnell Swett is on a nine-game streak of home losses, Douglas Byrd a 20-game streak of away losses (dating back to last season), but someone's luck is about to change. The Purnell Swett Rams will take on the Douglas Byrd Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Last Friday, Purnell Swett took a serious blow against Seventy-First, falling 80-19. Purnell Swett has struggled against Seventy-First recently, as their contest on Friday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Collin Sampson was Purnell Swett's leading scorer, having posted seven points.
Jodi Freeman held things down on the boards with five rebounds.
Timothy Locklear took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with two assists.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 25-25 at halftime, Douglas Byrd was not quite Lumberton's equal in the second half on Friday. They had to suffer through a rough 76-43 loss at the hands of the Pirates. While losing is never fun, Douglas Byrd can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 653rd, while Lumberton is ranked 203rd).
Purnell Swett has not been sharp recently as the team has lost eight of their last nine games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-17 record this season. As for Douglas Byrd, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-21.
Purnell Swett beat Douglas Byrd 66-53 in their previous matchup back in January. Does Purnell Swett have another victory up their sleeve, or will Douglas Byrd turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
