Mississippi High School Basketball - Lumberton can't hold off Pearl River Central
November 29, 2018: Lumberton, MS 39455 The Lumberton Panthers basketball team (Lumberton, MS), was nudged 42-35 in Thursday's non-league battle with the visiting Pearl River Central Blue Devils (Carriere, MS)
The Blue Devils now possess a 3-5 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to St. Patrick for a non-league battle on Friday, November 30. Pearl River Central will battle a Fighting Irish team coming off a 61-46 non-league win over Lamar Christian (Purvis, MS). The Fighting Irish record now stands at 5-0.
The Panthers (0-2) will now prepare for their battle against North Forrest (Hattiesburg, MS). The Eagles come into the non-league battle with a 5-1 record. In their last battle, North Forrest edged Northeast Jones (Laurel, MS), 58-50, in a non-league battle.