North Carolina High School Basketball - Seventy-First over Lumberton
February 8, 2022: Lumberton, NC 28358 Fans at Tuesday's league challenge between the Seventy-First Falcons (Fayetteville, NC) and the host Lumberton Pirates (Lumberton, NC), saw Seventy-First's basketball squad overcome Lumberton by a margin of 78-68.
The Falcons (15-1) will now prepare for their test against Douglas Byrd (Fayetteville, NC). The Eagles go into the test with a 0-7 record. In their last test, Douglas Byrd was beaten by Purnell Swett (Pembroke, NC), 80-9, in a league test.
The Pirates now own a 11-5 record. They play next when they host Cape Fear for a test on Thursday, February 10. Lumberton will encounter a Colts squad coming off a 73-45 league win over South View (Hope Mills, NC). The Colts record now stands at 16-1.